News on the topic: administrative prosecution
26.10.2011 Yesterday’s protesters receive 7 and 10-day terms
The detained participants of yesterday’s picket of solidarity with prisoners of conscience have stood trials at Minsk Tsentralny District Court this afternoon.
26.10.2011 Vitsebsk activists to stand trial for organizing People’s Assembly
Mmes. Iryna Yaskevich and Tatsiana Seviarynets are facing charges for alleged illegal organizing of so called People’s Assembly in Vitsebsk on 8 October. Both activists say the charges are absurd.
26.10.2011 Trade union leader fined
Henadz Fiadynich, leader of the Trade Union of Radio Electronic Industry, has been fined BYR 1,400,000 for organizing the People’s Assembly on 8 October, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reports.
25.10.2011 European Belarus activist sentenced to 10 days of arrest
Judge Valery Yesman of Minsk Tsentralny District Court has sentenced Maksim Viniarski, activist of the European Belarus opposition movement, to 10 days of administrative arrest for participation in yesterday’s picket of solidarity with political prisoners staged in Minsk’s Kastrychnitskaya Square.
25.10.2011 Mahiliou police turn down complaint by protester
Chief of Mahiliou Kastrychnitski District Department of Internal Affairs has dismissed a complaint by local activist Yauhen Makuta against a fine for involvement in a “silent protest” on 21 September.
24.10.2011 Hrodna activist misses appeal period due to delay by court officials
Hrodna human rights defender Viktar Sazonau will be unable to appeal a fine imposed by the city’s Leninski District Court, after the expiry of the allowed period for appealing the verdict.
24.10.2011 Minsk protesters stand trials
Minsk Tsentralny District Court has heard the administrative cases of European Belarus activist detained for staging a picket of solidarity with political prisoners in Kastrychnitskaya Square on 21 October.
24.10.2011 Homel protester sentenced to 10 days of arrest
Homel Tsentralny District Court has sentenced local activist Vital Pratasevich to 10 days of administrative arrest for staging an unauthorized picket of solidarity with prisoners of conscience on 21 October.
24.10.2011 Dziarzhynsk activist fined for 8 September picket
On 24 October, Dziarzhynsk District Court fined local activist Aliaksandr Tarnahurski BYR 175,000 following a search at the activist’s apartment on 22 October.
24.10.2011 Homel protester to stand trial
Vital Pratasevich, the only participant of a picket of solidarity with Belarusian prisoners of conscience staged in Homel central park on 21 October, will stand trial on 24 October.
19.10.2011 Valiantsin Stefanovich fined BYR 4,727,330
The tax inspection of Minsk Partyzanski District has fined human rights defender Valiantsin Stefanovich BYR 4,727,330 for alleged understating of his income. The fine can be appealed in court within 10 days.
17.10.2011 Baranavichy activist fined BYR 350,000
Baranavichy court has fined Mrs. Anzhalika Kambalava, member of the “People’s Assembly” organizing committee, BYR 350,000 for alleged violation of mass events procedures, namely she was charged with illegal distribution of leaflets.
17.10.2011 Journalist Shytal fined BYR 105,000
Independent journalist Kastus Shytal has been found guilty of “disorderly conduct” on 7 October.
14.10.2011 Appeal of Vitsebsk activists turned down
On 14 October Alena Hrabianchuk, Judge of the Chyhunachny District Court of Vitsebsk, turned down the appeal of Aliaksei Haurutsikau, chairman of the electoral headquarters of Mikalai Statkevich during the presidential election in 2010, Khrystafor Zhaliapau, head of the Vitsebsk region organization of the Movement “For Freedom!”, and a member of the Conservative-Christian Party “Belarusian Popular Front”, Yan Dziarzhautsau.
14.10.2011 Brest: cassation appeal of beaten pensioner turned down
Andrei Leshchanka, Judge of the Brest Region Court, turned down the cassation appeal against the verdict of the Biaroza District Court on case of Halina Kavalevich.
