Igor Postnova complaint to the HRC judgment concerns about the direction of his compulsory treatment in a psychiatric clinic. Dr. Postnov believes that during the trial in relation to his personality was violated several articles of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.

Vitebsk "truth-doctor", which forcibly sent for compulsory psychiatric treatment shortly after the next videovystupleniya criticized local authorities and the health system failed to appeal the district court's decision rendered by the judge Tatyana Degtyareva. His testimony that were not present in court neither he nor a lawyer whose services administration mental hospital was not allowed to appeal, were not taken Vitebsk Regional and Supreme Courts.

Igor Postnov believes that placement in a psychiatric hospital was due to political reasons - the fact that he decided to objective criticism of persons in authority, including the Chairman of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee. Compulsory psychiatric treatment he considers punishment for freethinking and citizenship. Since he psychiatrist by profession, and then expresses doubt the correctness of psychiatric diagnosis, which he delivered.

Stressing that the courts ignored his right to an independent and impartial trial, he asked the UN Committee on Human Rights to take his appeal to the Review, to recognize his sound, and the state, the Republic of Belarus, the offender recognize a number of articles and paragraphs of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and to oblige the authorities of Belarus to compensate him for legal fees and damages.

Viasna Human Rights Center