News on the topic: administrative prosecution
16.12.2011 National Bolshevik activist Kontush fined on false evidence charges
The hooliganism case of activist of the National Bolsheviks Party Yauhen Kontysh has taken an unexpected turn after the youth was invited to Minsk Pershamaiski District Police Department for reported termination of the administrative prosecution, where he faced new charges for alleged giving false evidence, namely failure to state the names of his co-activists suspected of involvement in an action outside the Belarusian State TV office in Minsk on 3 December.
16.12.2011 BCD Brest activists to stand trial on foul language charges
Brest activists of the Belarusian Christian Democracy Zmitser Shurkhai and Ales Charkashyn are facing charges of using foul language in a public place following their arrest by road police on 15 December.
15.12.2011 Valiantsin Stefanovich appeals against fine issued by tax inspection
On 2 December Maryiana Valchkova, Judge of the Partyzanski District Court of Minsk, left standing the ruling of the Partyzanski District Tax Inspection of Minsk of 19 October 2011, according to which human rights defender Valiantsin Stefanovich was fined 4,727,330 rubles for “the failure to mention the whole sum of taxable income through inattentiveness”.
15.12.2011 Mahiliou Region Court turns down observers’ appeal
On 14 December the Mahiliou Region Court turned down the appeal of Liudmila Kavylkina and Larysa Shukaila, observers of the election campaign “For Free Elections!” against the verdict of the Leninski District Court of Mahiliou.
15.12.2011 Baranavichy: Ryhor Hryk appeals against procuracy's warning
Baranavichy-based civil activist Ryhor Hryk applied to the Brest Region Procuracy with an appeal against the warning, issued to him by the Baranavichy prosecutor A.Bildzeuka in connection with “participation in an unauthorized mass event” (the People's Assembly which was held on 8 October).
15.12.2011 Authorities fill budget at oppositionists' expense
Tatsiana Seviarynets, a coordinator of the organizing committee to create the Belarisian Christian Democracy party, appealed against the verdict of the court for holding the People’s Assembly in Vitsebsk.
14.12.2011 Vitsebsk: trial of Siarhei Kavalenka postponed again
Siarhei Kavalenka, member of the Conservative-Christian Party from Vitsebsk, is tried by Ina Hrabouskaya, Judge of the Kastrychnitski District Court of Vitsebsk, on the basis of video and photo materials from Internet, at which a man who resembles Siarhei Kavalenka hangs out a white-red-white flag on the roof of the shop “5th Element” on 27 November.
13.12.2011 National-Bolshevik fined for action against TV lies
Dzianis Sakhar, an activist of the organizing committee of the National-Bolshevik Party, was fined 1,050,000 rubles.
13.12.2011 Tatsiana Hatsura fined
Human rights activists and journalists were not allowed to enter the court room by two persons in plainclothes. The presiding judge was Andrei Khadanovich.
12.12.2011 Barysau: signature collector Illiushonak gets fined
On 12 December the third hearing on the administrative case of Mikalai Illiushonak took place at the Barysau City Court.
12.12.2011 Vitsebsk: trial of “European Belarus” activists
Ivan Salokhin and Uladzislau Varanetski were detained in the evening of 11 December, while trying to hang out the banner “Freedom to political prisoners!” on a bridge.
09.12.2011 Brest: trade union activist struggle for freedom of peaceful assemblies
Valiantsin Lazarenkau, head of the Brest regional unit of the Free Trade Union of Belarus, applied to the Brest Region Court, trying to prove that the decisions taken by the Brest City Executive Committee concerning mass events are almost impossible to implement.
09.12.2011 Mahiliou: Iryna Tryhubava to be tried for leaflet
Iryna Tryhubava, an activist of the Free Trade Union of Steelworkers, was detained about three weeks ago near the porch of a house in the Yubileiny syburb.
09.12.2011 Tatsiana Hatsura gets fined on her birthday
Civil activist and a mother of many children Tatsiana Hatsuara (pregnant at the time) turns 31 today.
08.12.2011 Barysau: verdict to signature collector to be announced on 12 December
On 7 December the second hearing on the case of Mikalai Iliiushonak took place at the Barysau City Court. Illiushonak had been detained on 21 September, while collecting signatures for holding a People’s Assembly in Barysau. He was kept at the police station for three hours and his car and apartment were inspected.
