Andrei Pachobut is threatened with imprisonment
Journalist Andrei Pachobut
Andrei Pachobut was officially warned
about the inadmissibility of participation in an "unauthorized
event" on 11 March.
On 4 March the journalist came to
Hrodna Penal Inspection where he has to register on Mondays in
accordance with the verdict of July 2011.
A police officer
presented him an official warning about the inadmissibility of taking
part in n "unauthorized event which will be held in Hrodna on 11
March 2013" as he was "a person serving a prison term with
deferment of sentence" and would be taken to prison
otherwise.
"It is not far from the first warning. The
police also warned me against taking part in any events on 19
December 2011, the first anniversary of the dispersal of the
post-election protests. I think they are just implementing an order
of higher authorities. They were unable to explain what actions will
be held on 11 March what was its purpose," commented the
journalist.
Bear in mind that on 5 July Andrei Pachobut was
sentenced to 3 year of imprisonment with the determent of the penalty
for 2 years. The court found him guilty of "defamation". On
21 June Mr. Pachobut was arrested again and a criminal case for
"defamation of President" was brought against him for some
articles in his blog and at the website charter97.org.
On 30
June Andrei Pachobut was released under a recognizance not to leave
Hrodna.
