Vitebsk regional court on June 20 sentenced in high-profile criminal case - the murder in September 2012 Emergency worker Alexei Krasko (pictured), who in their spare time moonlighting as a taxi driver. According to the verdict the judge Valentina buoys accused of the crime 42-year-old unemployed resident of Vitebsk sentenced to 23 years imprisonment in a strict regime penal colony with confiscation of property, said the sector for criminal cases Vitebsk regional court.
Among the current winners of the prestigious competition of professional media images of "Press Photo Belarus" was the editor of the daily online newspaper "Popular news of Vitebsk" Sergey Serebro. He won first place in the category "News" with a series of photos that were taken during the trial of the famous democracy activist Sergei Kovalenko.
Vitebsk social activist Peter Ivanov asked the competent authorities to initiate criminal proceedings against the judge Valentina Kismeroshkinoy, which, in his opinion, knowingly violated the law and unjustly punished him with a fine of $ 4 million rubles in the administrative case. However, it seems to attract criminal liability may not judge, but of Peter Ivanov about this to the head of the Investigative Committee of the Vitebsk region, Vladimir Shelukhina asked the chairman of Pershamajski district of Vitebsk A.A. Andrushenko.
June 12 Vitebsk Regional Court began to consider the case of Andrei Gaidukova, novopolochanina 23-year-old, who is accused of "treason." Court closed. On the process is not allowed neither journalists nor human rights activists. Leaders of the NGO "Belarusian Helsinki Committee" officially requested the President of the Regional Court to allow Paul Levinov to the process over Levinau Gaidukov, but a defender was refused without explanation. Gaidukov's mother, who lives in Polotsk, the court did not come. According to Paul Levinov, this may be due to the fact that the woman pressured by intimidating her.
Journalists who came to Vitebsk to court over Andrei Gaidukov faced with active opposition from the police and plainclothes officers. If the journalist tried to take comment from human rights activist Paul Levinau, was approached by a man who gave of himself deaf, and became hinder work, conducted inadequate. Militia Major Vitaly V. Frolov stated: "I warn you: do not." As journalists tried to pick up the camera.
Vitebsk city executive committee apologized residents of homes located beside Victory Square for concerts, which were held late into the night under their windows during the festival "Torch". But rejoice that now after 23:00 living near the largest square in Belarus will not be bothered by the noise from the sound reinforcement equipment is not necessary.
Since 1996, lawyer Boris Khamaida near the "Blue House" in Vitebsk is campaigning for people to not go to any election. But it is not clear appeals to all citizens. Do not agree with the Vitebsk activist and many opposition politicians. To better understand the position of Boris Hononovich, "Dialogue" has asked him to answer a few questions.
At the end of four months from the initiation of a criminal investigation into the beating of a member of the BPF Alexey Hudzilin he appealed to the committee of inquiry to find out how the investigation of the case. It was found out: it is time to pause, and officially inform the victim somehow did not feel the need to. But the very next day after the direction of circulation in the UK adopted a decision on the resumption of the case, the other day activist received a notification.
Still remember the 2010 presidential election, and many party leaders of Belarus has already publicly declare the presidential election in 2015. Not so long ago held parliamentary elections, preparations for nomination of candidates for local councils. Although it is known that in Belarus since 1996, no elections or not, many politicians still herd eager to Olympus authorities, despite the bumps on the same rake.
The Congress of association of members of the organizing committee of the party "Belarusian Christian Democracy" of Vitebsk was nearly derailed after representatives of the area were not able to get to Vitebsk.