Ten days of arrest for a flash-mob about unemployment in Belarus
Dzmitry Silchanka
On 7 February an activist of the
"Alternative" Dzmitry Silchanka was sentenced to ten days
of arrest under Article 23.34 of the Code of Administrative Offenses,
"Violation of the order of organization and holding mass
events". The verdict was pronounced by the Savetski District
Court of Minsk.
As stated by the leader of the "Alternative"
Aleh Korban, the organization's activists were summonsed to the DPD
for a "prophylactic talk". However, all of them but Dzmitry
Silchanka refused to come there without their counsels
"Dzmitry
was summonsed to the Savetski DPD by a writ. After this his mobile
phone stopped answering. The duty policeman of the Savetski DPD
stated that Dzmitry had been taken to court and sentenced to ten days
of arrest. At night he would be taken to the remand prison where he
would serve his arrest," says Mr. Korban.
Bear in mind
that on 29 January activists of the "Alternative" held a
flash-mob dedicated to the topic of the official unemployment in
Belarus. They attached improvised mannequins to the railings near the
Kamarouski market as figures of the unemployed who held the posters:
"I am going away to work in Moscow as well as 1.5 other
Belarusians", "The authorities don't notice me" and "I
cannot buy anything on this market".
