Połacak picket Belarusian Free Trade Union (BFTU) business "Fiberglass" plant of 28 April. Union members protested against the violation of labor legislation by the employer. After the picket near the entrance door of the apartment was arrested Nikolai Sharah, deputy chairman of the SPB union.
Two protocols on administrative violation was drawn up on the trade union leader: for participation in an unsanctioned rally and disobeying the requirements of the police during the arrest. Police trade union activist lasted more than three hours, and promised to send the case to court in mid-May.
Free Trade Union informed the local authorities about the intention to hold a picket and has not received a written response to the ban on picketing. Trade union rally passed without arrests and lasted for about an hour under the flag of St. Petersburg. Participated in the picket ten people support the workers' demands "Fiberglass" came the members of the Belarusian Independent Trade Union (BNP) from Navapołacak and Połacak entrepreneurs with the market. Passers-by were given about 150 trade union bulletins Free Trade Union of "The Glass".
Nikolai Sharah - the only member of the picket was detained. Upon returning home, an activist near the apartment he was met by people in plain clothes who did not immediately imagine that they are police officers, because of what the entrance door during the arrest came a small scuffle.
Nikolai Sharah deputy chairman of the SPB union: "My detention is not lawful. Because it violates the norms of international agreements Article 3 of the Convention on the protection of trade union rights. It states that the public authorities refrain from any interference which would restrict the right of trade unions to organize their activities. We have provided the police and the district executive committee extract from the decision of the trade union of their intention to ban the union picket and did not get."
Nicholas sent to the prosecutor two complaints against the police: the illegal detention, when he was in the performance of trade union duties; and the police refusal to invite him to counsel from the moment of detention, as provided by law (paragraph 5 of Art. 4.1 PIKoAP).
About the detention of trade union leader in the performance of their union duties immediately he was informed the Belarusian Congress of Democratic Trade Unions. BCDTU, in turn, is a violation of international treaty Belarusian authorities informed the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) and the Committee on Freedom of Association of the International Labour Organization (ILO).
