Human rights activist Paul Levinau appealed to the administration of the Zheleznodorozhny district of Vitebsk, where he said he was going to take a picture with your friends. At the same time stressed that the participants have a photo shoot a single goal - only to be photographed. However, in response to the ban received a letter to say: he did not fulfill the requirements of Executive Committee decision "On mass events in Vitebsk".
The basis for the administration of the treatment was the incident with the Vitebsk journalists and activists who allegedly fined for holding an unsanctioned rally when their photos in the streetscape appeared on the Internet.
"I informed the district administration, which is also going to be photographed next to the building with graffiti - the image of three cells, of which the freedom of the birds fly. Especially emphasized in a statement that our only goal - is photographed on memory rather than an expression of political or other considerations. also stressed that people will come no posters, banners, and without weapons or other items that can be dangerous for those who are close ... But I was forbidden to take pictures, citing the decision of the executive committee, which deals with the organization and holding mass rallies in the city. Although I strongly emphasized that it will not share it, but just photographed "- says Paul Levinau.
Human rights activist does not exclude that the officials did not even read it carefully message - the answer was given "a blueprint", the same with those that had previously getting really seeking permission to hold mass rallies. Already formulaic reasons for the ban in Vitebsk was the absence of agreements with the police, the central clinic and service utilities, as these structures at all costs seek to evade cooperation with democratic activists wishing to organize street action. The formal reason for failure in such cases - a failure to comply with the decision of Vitebsk city executive committee №881, which spelled out the need for a contract.
"Officials in the Railway Administration illiterate with regard to legislation. Do not read the law on mass events, and therefore do not know that it regulates only the pickets, marches, and not the group photo session. According to the logic of officials, every tourist who wants to be photographed against streetscape, has the potential offender, "- the human rights activist says.
He is going to appeal the ban deputy chief of staff Alexander Ilmovich through the courts. And parallel to preparing for his own trial: he will be tried for participation in a similar photo shoot, for what has already punished 6 inhabitants of Vitebsk.
The idea of the photo shoot was to continue the topic raised by an unknown artist, graffiti: on the wall of the building depicted as a bird made of newspaper flies out of the cage ... The participants also held a photo shoot in the hands of paper and cells made of origami paper birds. According to the head of the department concluded the prevention and protection of law and order police Zheleznodorozhny District Alexander Rybakov, who draw up reports on administrative offenses, it was a picket and present "expressed their social and political beliefs."
For participating in a photo shoot journalists Elena Stepanova, Dmitry Kazakevitch, Kastus Mardzvincau and social activist of the organizing committee of the BCD Elena Shabunya and Tatiana Sevyarynets received fines of 18 to 25 base units. Peter Berlinov casual passer who joins the photo shoot, was awarded the arrest for three days, which Mr Berlinov already served, as he was arrested in the street and taken to court in the temporary detention facility.
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