The trial of Vitaly Pavlov, an activist of the Belarusian Popular Front Party, began on October 12th. Mr. Pavlov charged with disorderly conduct on the events of 11 September, the main day of voting during the last election campaign, when he was present at the polling station as an observer.

However, September 11, claims to it no one expressed. But the next day he was detained when he went to the Vorša train station to go to Minsk to protest.

Two policemen, Valentin Mezhus and Ruslan Popko, under the threat of force compelled activist sit in a police car and taken to the police station. There he was searched twice and placed in a temporary holding cell, and then showed a protocol on administrative offense under Article 17.1 of the Administrative Code "petty hooliganism".

According to the protocol, September 11, at the polling station supervisor allegedly used foul language and insulted the chairman of the commission Natalia Vaytsehovich, for which he was removed from the site. However, the major of militia Andrey Laptinsky not allow activist to meet with the statement on the basis of which the report was drawn up.

Vitaly Pavlov claims that the protocol is written is not true: it is not disputed that the remarks made chairman of the commission, but in the correct form. And that area no one has deleted – he left it alone, after hours, together with other observers.

The same activist repeated at the trial which led the judge Ina Koch. But the judge decided to postpone the judgment of 20 October, as not all witnesses were. And Natalia was not Voitsekhovitch, director of the Vorša school number 5, the former chairman of the district commission, which complained about the alleged hooligan behavior Vitaly Pavlov observer.

Radio Liberty