The Human Rights Center “Viasna”

The Maskouski district administrative commission of Minsk considered the case of Uladzislau Lobau, an under-aged activist of the Belarusian National-Bolshevik Party who took part in spilling noodles and scattering leaflets at the entrance of the Belarusian State TV and Radio Company on 3 December 2011. The youngsters did it to express their protest against false information regularly spread by the state media.

On 8 December Yury Harbatouski, Judge of the Pershamaiski District Court of Minsk, continued the consideration of the administrative case against Yauhen Kontush, who is charged with “disorderly conduct” for alleged spilling a bucket of noodles and scattering leaflets at the entrance of the Belarusian TV and Radio Company on 3 December.

On 6 December morning the police started searching for the youngsters who could have relation to the action which had been conducted at the entrance of the Belarusian State TV and Radio Company on 3 December.

A National-Bolshevik Yauhen Kontush, arrested for participation in an action of protest against the decision of the penalty execution department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to close the only hospital for prisoners, was in a poor health condition and had fever when he was delivered to Akrestsin Street detention center. The court sentenced him to 12 days of arrest. Yauhen Kontush had a sick note with the diagnosis "quinsy" with him, moreover, he was appointed to visit his doctor that day.