News on the topic: administrative prosecution
22.05.2012 Minsk activist appeals fine for resisting forced fingerprinting
Ruslan Nevar has lodged a complaint against a decision by Minsk City Court which upheld a 4 mln fine of 6 April 2012 ordered by Kastrychnitski District Court for refusing to undergo forced fingerprinting.
18.05.2012 Trial of imprisoned opposition activist's wife postponed until May 30
The trial of imprisoned opposition activist Syarhey Kavalenka's wife and two more people has been postponed until May 30.
18.05.2012 Two Young Front activists jailed
Uladzimir Yaromenak and Pavel Siarhei, activists of the Young Front opposition movement, were sentenced to seven and five days of administrative arrest respectively in yesterday’s trial at Minsk Frunzenski District Court.
16.05.2012 Youth activist Ivan Amelchanka convicted of “disorderly conduct”
Judge Mikhail Khoma of Minsk Leninski district Court has sentenced activist Ivan Amelchanka to 15 days of administrative arrest on hooliganism charges.
16.05.2012 Youth activist Amelchanka to stand trial on administrative charges
Youth activist Ivan Amelchanka was detained yesterday at Minsk Leninski District Police Department and later taken to a detention center in Akrestsin Street. He is expected to stand administrative trial tomorrow morning.
15.05.2012 Bykhau policeman won’t be punished for forged report
During a court hearing at the Bykhau District Court Aliaksandr Shachanok noticed that his signature under a violation report was forged.
15.05.2012 Minsk City Court upholds verdict to victim of dactylography
Minsk City Court left unchanged the verdict of the Kastrychnitski District Court of Minsk concerning the administrative case against Ruslan Nevar who refused from dactylography because of his religious views. The case was considered by Judge Siarhei Khrypach.
15.05.2012 Court rejects Liabedzka’s lawsuit against KGB
Judge of the Tsentralny District Court of Minsk Alena Siamak refused to consider the lawsuit of Anatol Liabedzka against KGB. Since April 2011, the politician has been trying to get back the notebook and money which had been confiscated from him during a search.
15.05.2012 Hrodna: civil activists vs. city authorities
Hearings on a lawsuit of civil activists against Hrodna authorities have started at the Leninski District Court of Hrodna.
15.05.2012 Judges don't know powers of their courts
Baranavichy entrepreneur Mikalai Charnavus applied to the Brest Regional Court with the request to abolish the verdict of the verdict of the Baranavichy City Court, according to which the latter allegedly had no powers to consider the case concerning the illegality of the election of the Council of the local market, and returned the case for the second trial.
15.05.2012 "Young Front" activists: detained, beaten, sentenced to arrest
On 14 May the apartment rented by the "Young Front" activists Mikalai Dzemidzenka, Zmitser Kremianetski and Raman Vasiliieu was assaulted by the riot police. The activists were beaten, detained and taken away in an unknown direction.
15.05.2012 Anatol Liabedzka may face property confication for a paid fine
The leader of the United Civil Party paid 350,000 rubles of fine on the judgement of the court of Orsha, but he is still considered a debtor.
14.05.2012 UN Human Rights Committee granted appeal of Siarhei Beliazeka
The UN Human Rights Committee considered the appeal of Vitsebsk activist Siarhei Beyazeka against unlawful actions of the police and a court verdict for more than four years.
14.05.2012 Siarhei Trukhanovich fined 1 mln rubles
On 11 May the hearing of the administrative case of activist Ihar Trukhanovich was held in the Tsentralny District Court in Minsk.
14.05.2012 Mikhail Muski arrested for 5 days more
On 11 May "Young Front" activist Mikhail Muski was to have been released from jail after serving 15-day arrest term. However, instead he was taken to the Maskouski District Court of Minsk and sentenced to 5 days arrest for "disorderly conduct" (Article 17.1 of the Code of Administrative Violations) by Judge Viktar Kazak. Testimonies were given by police officers A. Davidziuk and S. Savuhin. According to the detention report, he was detained near "Altair" shop.
