Arrests and trials ahead of European March
In Hrodna, Judge Dzmitry Myatsyuk of Leninski district court sentenced Ihar Bantsar, a journalist and a member of the Union of Poles to 10 days of administrative arrest. Anzhalika Borys, the leader of the unregistered Union of Poles, received a fine of Br460,000 ($230).
Borys was detained at a police station when trying to find out the fate of Bantsar. Police claimed that the woman was using dirty language. The trials took place behind the closed doors.
In Brest, a local court on October 11 sentenced Inga Abramava, a civil activist, to 5 days of arrest.
She was charged with cursing in a dirty language. Yurka Bakura, arrested together with Abramava, was sentenced by Judge Siarhey Berazyuk to 10 days of arrest.
In Mazyr (Homel region), Pavel Nazdra who coordinates the Belarusian Christian Democracy, is facing cursing charges. He is scheduled to stand trial on October 12.
In Yelsk (Homel region), police arrested Vasil Silvestr, a Chernobyl liquidator. He was later released following the order from the local KGB office.
In Minsk, Frunzenski district court sentenced Pavel Kuryanovich to 10 days of arrest for possessing the European March stickers.
In evening of October 11, police in Minsk arrested youth activists Mikita Sasim and Pavel Yukhnevich on suspicion of criminnal acts.
Meanwhile, Andrei Sharenda was released in Brest after having served his 15-days arrest term for organizing a presentation of Pavel Sevyarynets's book in Brest. A total of 14 people were convicted for this action, disrupted by police.
The Brest Regional Court on Thursday rejected appeals from Siarhey Lazenka and Yauhen Byalasin who had been earlier fined for their participation in the book presentation.
ERB, Agencies
