A member of the Belarusian Association of Journalists from Haradok Leanid Haravy came on March 25 the court to Vitsebsk activists Lefnid Autuchou and Kastus Smolikau. Employees of the October district police banned Haravy to take pictures.

"I wanted to make a few frames before the trial began, because I know that at the time of the court do not. Judges rely on the resolution was not necessary, but I did not expect that I would rush to the October district police officer of Vitebsk, who identified himself as Michael Medvedev. He protested I like to photograph him, then said in the courthouse shooting in general is prohibited. (Oddly, it said the policeman, and not employees of the court.) Generally, no warnings ban could not be seen anywhere else, "- Leanid Haravy said.

He explained to the employee that is a member of the NGO "Belarusian Association of Journalists." But police said that "this journalist should be a badge," and otherwise talk about.

Leanid Haravy noted another circumstance: when the district court judge October Vitebsk Inna Grabovskaya warned that the hall can take photos and video, all dutifully hid their cameras and camera. In addition to the MIA in plain clothes, who continued to carry video. The judge did not know who the person is, because as he told the offender to leave the courtroom. The policeman went to the door, but his colleagues told the judge that it is "their man." And the cameraman was in the hall, but still occasionally shoot what he thought was necessary.

Gorovoy wrote a complaint to the chairman of the court, as a judge Grabovskaya, who did not mind shooting a policeman and forbidden to do it to others, he regarded as discrimination by profession.

BAJ