Baranavichy: picket for the free travel for schoolchildren banned as well
On 3 October Baranavichy entrepreneur and civil
activist Mikalai Charnavus received an answer from the deputy head of the
Baranavichy City Executive Committe Dz. Kastsiukevich, where it is stated that
his picket would not be authorized.
The Baranavichy City Executive Committee states that the applicant violated
Article 5 of the Law “On mass events” and paragraph 4 of the Ruling of the
Baranavichy City Executive Committee #1497 “About the procedure of mass events
in the city of Baranavichy”. As usual, the answer tells nothing about the
essence of the “violation” and proposes the applicant to appeal the decision to
the Baranavichy City and District Court in the case of disagreement.
“I wanted to hold a picket on 7 October in order to inform the public that an
initiative group for collection of signatures for free travel of
school-children in the public transport to coteries and optional classes was
being established in Baranavichy,” said Mikalai Charnavus. “I think we will
find how to draw the public to the establishment of such initiative group and
collect enough signatures in support of the initiative”.
