Dvaretski brothers tried for boycott leaflets
Aliaksei Dvaretski
Andrei and Aliaksei Dvaretskis were
detained on 22 September in Minsk
for posting leaflets with calls to election boycott.
They were kept at the delinquents' isolation center in Minsk before the trial. They were charged
with violation of the urban maintenance rules (Article 21.14 of the Code of
Administrative Violations) and with insubordination to police (Article 23.4 of
the CAV). Proceedings concerning the first offense can be held only by an
administrative commission, whereas the second charge was considered at the
Partyzanski District Court of Minsk, by Judge Mar'yana Valchkova.
The first witness, soldier of internal forces Khlebavets,
said he had seen the guys posting the boycott leaflets and asked to come to the
police station with him. According to him, they started struggling to break
loose, but then calmed down and followed him. Anatol Navapoltsau was the second
witness at the trial.
The judge sentenced Andrei Dvaretski to 3 days of jail. He will be released at
5 p.m. tomorrow.
