Detained March 22 BPF activist Konstantin Smolikau and Leonid Avtuhova sentenced to five days in jail. The trial lasted from 11-hour to 20:45.
Constantine Smolikau and Leonid Avtuhou who were in the detention center, about 11 hours was taken to the District Court in October. Outside the court to collect a dozen Vitsebsk activists, no less - of policemen led by the chief of the district police public safety Andrei Ivanov.
At the beginning of the meeting in the hall still allowed everyone, but from the first minute and began removing: Judge Ina Grabovskaya told to leave activist Peter Ivanov, who loudly congratulated her on Freedom Day. The judge also demanded that the man left the room, which removes the accused and in the audience. But it turned out that it was a police statement, and the judge immediately went - a man in civilian clothes with a camera was allowed to stay. Leonid Gorovoy, an activist of the "For Freedom", wrote an appeal court president.
Constantine Smolikau earlier in the meeting gave a complaint to the judge that he was in custody pending trial for more than 48 hours. It is a violation of the administrative procedure law, committed by members of the October district police: activists detained on March 22 and 13:40, they would have to pass the same day of their case to court.
Chairman of the regional branch of the BPF Leonid Avtukhov demanded a translator from Russian into Belarusian. This request was provided: in the hall was already a translator, teacher of the secondary school № 10 Jury Samsonov. Mr. Avtukhov also demanded time to become familiar with the documents of the case. Was adjourned for half an hour. And then - for another two hours, as Avtukhov made a motion to hire a lawyer.
Usually, the court gives to it a few days - given the fact that the free lawyers may not be, especially if we are talking about a specific invitation lawyer. But Inna Grabovskaya stated that announces a break only to 15 hours. During this time Avtukhov, a resident of the district center of town, probably somewhere to borrow money, find a law office in Vitebsk and sign a contract with the defender.
Constantine Smolikau and Leonid Avtuhova charged under Article 23.34 of administrative law - for violating the order of organizing and holding mass actions. Detained them indoors shopping center "EVIC", where they handed out invitations to a meeting scheduled for the evening of 25 March in the Park of Culture and Rest of railwaymen. Request the District administration filed Avtukhov lord, and the day his arrest, he had not yet had a response from the authorities, although spavyastsits him they were for 5 days prior to the event.
