The hearing on the administrative case of an independent journalist Elena Stepanova, scheduled for 15 hours on July 12, did not take place. Judge of the October district court of Vitebsk Inna Grabovskaya returned for revision protocol to the police. The court postponed indefinitely. That is, the judge did not accept the documents from the police to the court.

The protocol, which was a senior inspector of police and prevention department of the interior administration of October district of Vitebsk police lieutenant Sergey Veraksa not specify any place, any time of the offense, are not witnesses, documents, which are attached to the minutes.

Elena Stepanova journalist accused of violating the law on mass media. The police believe that it was working with foreign media without accreditation. Stepanova face a fine of 20 to 50 base units. October Vitebsk police department started an administrative case against Stepanova. The police claimed that Elena for a long time "to carry out professional activities of foreign journalists," Radio Liberty "without proper accreditation."

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