News on the topic: administrative prosecution
10.08.2010 Minsk court acquits ‘Havary Praudu’ activists
Minsk Kastrychnitski Court acquitted two activists of the ‘Havary Praudu’ (‘Speak the Truth’) civil campaign Pavel Sehau and Viachaslau Mukha, previously accused of disorderly conduct, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reports.
06.08.2010 July 27 action participants get fines for petty hooliganizm
Participants of the action to mark 20 years of Belarus' Declaration of Independence have been fined by Sovietski District Court in Minsk.
02.08.2010 Youth activist Azarka faces civil charges
Nastassia Azarka, head of ‘Young Belarus’ Niasvizh office, will stand trial for violating residential care regulations. On 30 July she was summoned to Niasvizh town police department and officially charged under Article 23.14 of the Civil Code.
30.07.2010 Ales Ramanovich's case: to be continued
The trial of the administrative case of a member of the Belarusian Popular Front and the For Freedom movement Ales Ramanovich was postponed to 10 a.m. on 10 August. Yesterday, the Pinsk Town and District Court started reviewing the case after the earlier verdict had been reversed by the Brest Region Court.
28.07.2010 Salihorsk: ‘Young Front’ activists to be tried for 27 July action as well
On 27 July members of the Salihorsk Young Front organization intended to hold a traditional contest of asphalt drawings dated to the anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. However, one of them, Ivan Shyla was detained at his first attempt to take chalk in his hand.
28.07.2010 Minsk: trials over yesterday’s detainees postponed to 5 August
Yesterday, on 27 July, the Minsk police detained Katsiaryna Davydzik, Mikalai Dzemidzenka, Andrei Kim and Viachaslau Siwchyk for participation in the street action in the Yakub Kolas Square dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence of Belarus.
22.07.2010 Another Protestant Pastor fined
On 29 July 2010 the Kobryn District Court of the Brest region found reverend Viktar Novikau, Pastor of the Church of Evangelic Faith Christians guilty of violating Article 23.34 of the Code of Administrative Offences and fined 2,100,000 rubles (700,000 rubles for three masses, served on 31 May, 7 and 14 June).
22.07.2010 Christian Democrat Ales Halavan fined 875,000 rubles
An activist of the Belarusian Christian Democracy Ales Halavan received the court verdict from the mailman.
21.07.2010 Cassation complaint of Ales Abramovich dismissed
On 20 July the Barysau district court considered the cassation complaint of a civil activist Ales Abramovich against the verdict of the Barusau District Court by which he had been found guilty of violating Article 23.34 of the Code of Administrative Offences, ‘Violation of the order of organizing or holding mass events or picket).
20.07.2010 Acquittal and release of Siarhei Kavalenka
On Friday, 16 July, Siarhei Kavalenka was taken to the Pershamaiski District Court of Vitsebsk.
16.07.2010 Edge of absurd: police detain participants of pillow fight. Andrei Kim fined as organizer
The symbolic pillow fight on 15 J8uly in Minsk on the occasion of the 600th anniversary of the Battle of Grunwald ended with mass arrests.
15.07.2010 Procuracy opposes acquittal of Dzmitry Smyk
On 16 July, the panel of judges of the Homel Region Court will consider the protest of the procuracy against the verdict of the Tsentralny District Court of Homel acquitting the conscientious objector Dzmitry Smyk of draft-dodging.
14.07.2010 Homel authorities: no money – no rights
On 12 July, the Tsentralny District Court of Homel considered the lawsuit of the Homel human rights defenders Anatol Paplauny and Leanid Sudalenka against the ban imposed by the Homel City Executive Committee on over 30 pickets that the activists planned to hold in the most populous places of the city on 1 June in order to mark the International Children’s Day.
08.07.2010 ‘Speak Truth’ wins trial
On 8 July, the Minsk Economic Court didn’t grant the claim of the Minsk City Executive Committee about the liquidation of the educational establishment Movement Forward, the organizer of the Speak Truth civil campaign.
07.07.2010 Court dismissed Yury Varonezhtsau's lawsuit
Ryhor Dzmitrenka, Chairperson of the Tsentralny District Court of Homel, returned without consideration the lawsuit that had been filed by the civil and political activist Yury Varonezhtsau against the Police Department of the Homel Region Executive Committee and advised the plaintiff to apply to procuracy.
