Five days of arrest for invitation to People's Assembly
https://spring96.org/en/news/46158
2011
2011-10-05T17:35:57+0300
2011-10-05T17:35:57+0300
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The Human Rights Center “Viasna”
The Human Rights Center “Viasna”
The Human Rights Center “Viasna”
The Human Rights Center “Viasna”
Liavontsi Chypurnykh, deputy chairman of the Brest city branch of the
Belarusian Leftist Party “Fair World” was sentenced to 5 days of arrest for
handing out invitations to the People's Assembly which will take place on 8
October.
Chypurnykh was detained by the police in the afternoon on 3 October and guarded
to the Maskouski District Police Department of Brest. There they charged him
with violating Article 23.34 of the Code of Administrative Violations. After
this 63-year-old pensioner was left in the remand prison for the night.
On 4 October the activist was tried. Members of his party weren't given any
information about the date and place of the trial, which took place behind the
closed doors.
