Courts give runaround to appeal against picket ban
Socio-political activist Mikalai Ulasevich
Mikalai Ulasevich, a
civil activist from the village
of Varniany (situated in the
Astravets district of the Hrodna region), received a negative reply to his
appeal against the ban of the anti-nuclear picket Chernobyl-Fukushima-Astravets: do we need it? The letter is singed
by Aliaksandr Hrynkevich, Chair of the Hrodna Region Court. According to the
document, the appeal was forwarded to the Astravets District Court.
The picket was banned by the Astravets District Executive Committee, allegedly
because the activist filed the application for its holding too late, in excess
of the legal terms. However, the activist states that the application was filed
19 days before the action. At first Mr. Ulasevich applied to the Astravets
District Court, and then – to the Hrodna
Region Court. The activist is convinced that the
authorities just procrastinate the time, waiting for the expiry of the legal
terms of appeal.
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