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The police and courts continue hounding Peter Ivanov

A resident of Vitebsk Peter Ivanov again fined for administrative offenses allegedly committed by him. The size of the next fine - 5,000,000 rubles. And the fact that he was tried, Peter Ivanov learned only when the proceedings in the court concluded: as claimed by Mr. Ivanov, a summons he had received the day after the hearing.

Thus, according to Peter Ivanov, the district court judge Pershamaiski Vitebsk Natalia Korablina deprived of his right to a fair hearing by an independent and impartial tribunal, in violation of paragraph 1 of Article 14 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.

The case went to trial Pershamaiski ATS chief Vitebsk. Article Code of Administrative Offences, which was judged by Peter Ivanov - 23.5 - "insulting an official in the performance of official duties." He allegedly insulted the police and Bogatyreva Stepanova, who opposed him witness in court on April 17.

Recall, April 17 Judge Valentina Kismeroshkina recognized Peter Ivanov guilty of false testimony by police officers and disobeying police. Then the amount of the fine amounted to 4,000,000 rubles.

Reprisals against Peter Ivanov may not stop at the beginning of the second year of administrative punishment. It is possible that he will soon be indicted and a criminal case: As we reported earlier, on April 17 after the trial judge Kismeroshkina asked the investigating committee, that he has inspected, did not commit a crime if John Doe on articles 369 ("insulting a government official") , 391 ("insulting the judge") and 400 ("misleading information").