Trial of Pinsk activist of entrepreneurs’ movement put off till January 30
Pinsk policemen were hunting for an activist of the entrepreneurs’ movement Alyaksandr Vasiliyeu for more than a week.
He was detained on the eve of a protest action in Pinsk on January 21. The entrepreneur was accused of using bad language in a public place.
Alyaksandr Vasiliyeu did not plead guilty and demanded a lawyer form Brest. He refused to use the service of a state lawyer offered by the judge.
As a result, the judge decided to put off the trial till January 30 and to release the entrepreneur after he had given a written undertaking not to live the country.
Hleb Paulouskі, European Radio for Belarus, Pіnsk
He was detained on the eve of a protest action in Pinsk on January 21. The entrepreneur was accused of using bad language in a public place.
Alyaksandr Vasiliyeu did not plead guilty and demanded a lawyer form Brest. He refused to use the service of a state lawyer offered by the judge.
As a result, the judge decided to put off the trial till January 30 and to release the entrepreneur after he had given a written undertaking not to live the country.
Hleb Paulouskі, European Radio for Belarus, Pіnsk
