News on the topic: administrative prosecution
24.09.2012 Ales Makayeu sentenced to 6 days of imprisonment
The head of the solidarity movement “Razam” Ales Makayeu was tried at the Tsentralny District Court of Minsk for alleged violation of Article 23.34 of the Code of Administrative Violations. Judge Aliaksandr Yakunchykhin sentenced him to 6 days of imprisonment.
21.09.2012 Young Front activist Zmitser Kremianetski sentenced to 5 days in prison
Judge Mikhail Yesman of Minsk Tsentralny District Court has sentenced Zmitser Kremianetski, activist of the Young Front opposition movement, to five days of administrative arrest on charges of resisting arrest.
19.09.2012 Minsk court convicts Zmena activists
Minsk Frunzenski District Court has considered the administrative charges brought against activists of the Zmena movement (youth wing of the Tell the Truth campaign), who were brutally detained during an election picket last afternoon.
19.09.2012 Vitsebsk observer to stand trial for illegal picketing
Yauhen Hutsalau, observer detained on 18 September at Vitsebsk polling station No. 71, is facing charges of staging an unauthorized picket, as he is being held in the city’s detention center.
18.09.2012 Slutsk activist appeals fine
Slutsk civil activist Vital Amialkovich is appealing a fine imposed by the administrative commission of the district’s executive committee back on 6 September.
12.09.2012 European Belarus activist Andrei Mouchan fined
The administrative commission of Minsk Pershamaiski District has fined Andrei Mouchan, activist of the European Belarus opposition movement, BYR 500,000 for alleged violating of Art. 21.14 of the Administrative Code (“violation of municipal utility regulations”).
12.09.2012 Viasna’s lawyers on new “creative idea” by police
For quite a long time now, the harassment of activists of pro-democratic public organizations through charging them with an administrative offence has been to human rights defenders some kind of a "standard": people keep being taken to courts almost every day. Of especially concern to the human rights defenders is the traditional sentencing of activists and participants of peaceful rallies on charges of "petty hooliganism" (Art. 17.1 of the Administrative Code).
10.09.2012 Smarhon court fines critical artists
Smarhon District Court has found two members of the Pahonia independent art group, as well as local pro-democratic activist Uladzimir Shulzhytski, guilty of participating in an illegal manifestation staged in the town on 3 September to mark the birthday of Rastsislau Lapitski, leader of an anti-Communist movement of late 1950s.
10.09.2012 Tell the Truth activists sentenced to short prison terms
Pavel Vinahradau and Aliaksandr Artsybashau, activists of the Tell the Truth civil campaign, have been sentenced today to 5 and 3 days of administrative arrest, respectively, on charges using foul language on 7 September.
10.09.2012 Two girls fined for posting stickers
Minsk Tsentralny District Court has fined Alena and Liudmila Paulouskays 2 mln. rubles each for alleged resisting arrest.
07.09.2012 Slutsk activist Vital Amialkovich fined
The administrative commission of Slutsk district executive committee has fined local activist Vital Amialkovich 1 mln. rubles for posting stickers on the wall of a building back on 14 July.
07.09.2012 Homel authorities fine distributor of independent newspaper
On 6 September, the administrative commission of Homel Savetski District executive committee fined Aliaksandr Protska, local distributor of the Novy Chas independent newspaper, 100,000 roubles under Art. 12.17 of the Administrative Code (“violation of trade rules”).
06.09.2012 Yahor Viniatski sentenced to 10 days of arrest
At about 1.30 ap.m.on 5 September the apartment of Yahor Viniatski, and activist of the youth wing of the civil campaign “Tell the Truth”, “Zmena”, was raided by police.
03.09.2012 Smarhon: trial of participants of action in memory of Rastsislau Lapitski
On 2 September civil activists of Smarhon marked an anniversary of the birth of the head of thena national underground resistance movement in Smarhon and Vialeika Rastsislau Lapitski, whom the Soviet authorities had executed by shooting in 1950.
03.09.2012 Brest: another picket ban left standing
The Brest City Executive Committee prohibited human rights defender Uladzimir Vialichkin, the head of the Brest regional organization of the United Civil Party Uladzimir Vuyek and the head of the Brest regional organization of the Belarusian Social Democratic Party (Hramada) Ihar Maslouski to hold a picket in support of the imprisoned head of the Human Rights Center “Viasna” Ales Bialiatksi and all other political prisoners in Belarus on 4 August.
