News on the topic: administrative prosecution
17.01.2008 15 days of arrest to Yuras Stankevich for disorderly conduct
The trial over Yuras Stankevich, resident of Maryina Horka, is over. Tatsiana Pauliuchuk sentenced the activist to 15 days of jail under article 17.1 of the Administrative Code (disorderly conduct).
17.01.2008 Kasia Krasnova receives 15 days, Maksim Viniarski is next
Centralny court of Minsk began hearing of the administrative case against Maksim Viniarski, activist of the “Jeans – for freedoom” campaign.
17.01.2008 Katsiaryna Krasnova under trail
Centralny court of Minsk started hearings against Katsiaryna Krasnova, activist of Young Front. She is accused of participation in an unauthorized action of solidarity yesterday at Kastrychnitskaya Square in Minsk (article 23.34 of the Administrative Code).
17.01.2008 Anton Kalinouski gets 10 days of arrest, Kasia Halitskaya – 15 days
The trial over member of BPF Party Anton Kalinouski is over. The hearing was to be postponed until later because the witnesses were absent. However, the judge decided not to suspend the shameful conveyor and sentenced Kalinouski to 10 days of arrest.
17.01.2008 Maksim Viniarski gets 10 days of jail from Judge Tatsiana Pauliuchuk
Centralny court of Minsk began hearing of the administrative case against Maksim Viniarski, activist of the “Jeans – for freedoom” campaign. He was detained yesterday together with Paval Kuryanovich, at the entrance of the court building. The police claim he was using foul language.
17.01.2008 Police hinders reporters’ work in Centralny court of Minsk
The police used violence in the attempt to hinder the work of Nasha Niva’s photo journalist Yulia Darashkevich. Darashkevich was taking pictures in the building of Centralny court of Minsk, where youth activists detained yesterday were tried.
17.01.2008 Franak Viachorka sentenced to 15 days of jail
Infamous judge of Centralny court of Minsk Tatsiana Pauliuchuk sentenced Franak Viachorka to 15 days of jail. The BPF Youth activist was detained on January 16th and charged with usage of foul language during detention (article 17.1 of the Administrative Code).
16.01.2008 Trial over Mahiliou activist Valadar Tsurpanau to continue today
The activist is charged with organizing entrepreneurs’ rally on January 10th.
15.01.2008 More Than 50% of Individual Entrepreneurs Have Taken Part in 2-week Strike
‘About 50-60% of Belarusian entrepreneurs supported the strike. In Minsk only about 40% worked,’ said the leader of the campaign For Free Development of Business Viktar Harbachou.
15.01.2008 Entrepreneur Ales Taustyka Sentenced to 15 Days of Jail
On 15 January the police detained the activist of For Freedom movement, entrepreneur Ales Taustyka near his house. Then he was guarded to Tsentralny district court of Minsk and sentenced to 15 days of jail for active participation in the protest action of entrepreneurs on 10 December.
14.01.2008 Vitsebsk: Entrepreneur Shapavalau Detained
On 13 January the deputy chair of the republican NGO Perspective Anatol Shapavalau was guarded to Chyhunachny district police department of Vitsebsk. There the policemen composed on him a report for participation in the unauthorized action of protest which took place in Minsk on 10 December. Then the entrepreneur was let go. So, the authorities persecute regional participants of the protest action (about 30 entrepreneurs came to Minsk from Vitsebsk to take part in the action).
14.01.2008 Aliaksandr Makayeu Declares Hunger-strike
On 12 January 2008 the entrepreneur Aliaksandr Makayeu was sentenced to 15 days of jail for alleged ‘dirty swearing’. He was detained after a meeting with the head of Minsk police Aliaksandr Naidzenka, at which he discussed the conditions of incarceration of entrepreneurs in prison in Akrestsin Street. After a short talk Makayeu was forcedly taken to Maskouski district police department of Minsk (where a report under article 17.1 was drawn) and then – to court. Makayeu managed to tell his wife Khrystsina that he announced a hunger-strike of protest against such lawlessness.
14.01.2008 Salihorsk District Court Abolishes Huge Fines to Youth Activists
On 11 January the judge Lapina ruled to abolish all four rulings of the administrative commissions according to which the youth activist Khrystsina Samoilava was to have paid 2 480 000 rubles fine (about 1 154 USD). The rulings were found unlawful. The administrative case will consider the same materials against the Young Front activist Samoilava again. In her complaints and speech Khrystsina pointed at gross law violations during her detention, drawing of the police reports and consideration of her case by the administrative commission of Salihorsk town executive committee.
14.01.2008 Baranavichy: Court Upholds Prohibition of Pickets against Repeal of Social Benefits
On 11 January the court of Baranavichy and Baranavichy district turned down the suit of an activist of the united democratic forces, member of the Party of Communists Belarusian, engineer Viktar Tsiapin against the ruling of Baranavichy city executive committee concerning the order of holding mass actions in the region.
14.01.2008 Journalists Seized for Interview with Oppositional Politician
After an interview with the member of the United Civil Party, an economist Pavel Daneika, the police seize the journalists Uladzimir and Halina Samoilaus and a cameraman Valery Buldyk. After the arrest and search policemen confiscated their equipment.
