News on the topic: administrative prosecution
09.01.2013 Navapolatsk human rights defenders hold action in support of Hrodna colleagues (photo)
The Navapolatsk activists held an action of solidarity with the Hrodna human rights defenders Uladzimir Khilmanovich, Viktar Sazonau and Raman Yurhel who had been fined for posting to the web a photo of themselves with portraits of Ales Bialiatski and brochures of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
08.01.2013 Fans help "Dai Darogu" rock band to pay fine for insult of state official
The Belarusian punk band "Dai Darogu" was sentenced to pay a fine of 10 million Belarusian rubles for an alleged assault of the head of the youth affairs department of the Brest City Executive Committee. The fans managed to gather 1 million rubles in less than a week.
08.01.2013 Homel human rights defenders ask to be punished for photos on the web
The Homel human rights defenders Anatol Paplauny and Leanid Sudalenka ask the head of the Chyhunachny District Police Department of Homel Henadz Khmaryk to give them administrative charges for the photo in the Internet, in which they express solidarity with their colleague, political prisoner Ales Bialiatski, and congratulate him on the jubilee.
07.01.2013 Hrodna: human rights defenders get fined 4.5 million rubles for a photo on the web
On 5 January the Leninski District Court of Hrodna considered administrative cases against the Hrodna human rights activists Uladzimir Khilmanovich, Viktar Sazonau and Raman Yurhel.
04.01.2013 Head of the Hrodna BPF branch accused of violating the Constitution
The head of the Hrodna regional branch of the Belarusian Popular Front Vadzim Saranchukou has been fined 1 million rubles for taking part in commemoration of participants of the anti-Russian uprising of 1863-1864.
02.01.2013 Hrodna human rights defenders are summonsed to court
The Hrodna human rights defender Uladzimir Khilmanovich received a summons to the Leninski District Court of Hrodna. On 5 January he will be tried there for alleged participation in an unauthorized picket.
27.12.2012 Minsk court fines entrepreneur Aliaksandr Makayeu
The Court of Minsk Maskouski District considered on December 27 the administrative charges brought against businessman Aliaksandr Makayeu. He was charged under Article 23.34, Para. 3 (“participation in an unauthorized mass event, repeated throughout the year”). The case was heard by Judge Yauhen Khatkevich.
27.12.2012 Liabedzka called to police station by fax
The chairman of the UCP Anatol Liabedzka was called out to the Soviet district’s police department on 27 December as a person, against who “an administrative case” is being pled.
20.12.2012 BCD Vitsebsk activists fined on hooliganism charges
Judge Valiantsina Kismiaroshkina of Vitsebsk Pershamaiski District Court sentenced today local activists of the Belarusian Christian Democracy Party Aliaksei Kishchuk and Stanislau Laurenau to a fine of 300,000 rubles each. The activists were convicted on the basis of testimony by four police officers, who testified that the guys used obscene language against them.
20.12.2012 Hrodna Regional Court: A Corporate Wall
On December 20, Hrodna Regional Court heard the complaints by three Svislach civil society activists – Viktar Dziasiatsik, Yury Hlebik and Anatol Valiuk – who contested an earlier decision by Svislach District Court.
19.12.2012 BCD activists detained in Vitsebsk, charged with disorderly conduct
Stanislau Laurenau and Aliaksei Kishchuk, activists of the Belarusian Christian Democracy detained in Vitsebsk this morning, are accused of disorderly conduct – "using obscene language in a public place." The detention took place at about 11 am, but the trial of the detainees has not yet taken place. Both the activists were placed in the detention center for at least overnight.
19.12.2012 Mikalai Ulasevich fined 4 mln
Astravets District Court finished yesterday the consideration of administrative charges brought against Mikalai Ulasevich, civil and political activist of the town of Varniany, Hrodna region. The activist was found guilty and fined 4 million rubles.
18.12.2012 Hrodna human rights defenders face administrative charges
Hrodna human rights defenders Viktar Sazonau, Uladzimir Khilmanovich and Raman Yurhel have been charged with illegal picketing on the Human Rights Day, 10 December, after they were summoned to Leninski District police department to provide explanations on their involvement in the event.
17.12.2012 Brest Regional Court upholds fine for charity lunch
Brest Regional Court upheld today a 3-mln fine imposed on Baranavichy entrepreneur Mikola Charnavus for arranging a charity lunch at the city’s market.
17.12.2012 Pavel Vinahradau sentenced to 5 days of arrest
Pavel Vinahradau, leader of the Zmena youth wing of the civil campaign “Tell the Truth!”, was sentenced today to 5 days of administrative arrest.
