The judge of the Vitebsk regional court Svetlana Ivanova at the appeal hearing complaints head of the regional organization of the Belarusian Popular Front Party Leonid Autukhou decided not to change the decision of the Haradok District Court. Now unemployed opposition activists will have to pay the state a fine of 5.4 mln. rubles.

Recall, April 9, Haradok district court judge acknowledged Alexander Nosov Leonid Autukhou guilty of violating Article 23.5 of the Administrative Code. An activist of the Belarusian Popular Front, according to the decision of the judge, insulted officer - head of regional management of work, employment and social welfare Peter Prosolov, comparing it with the terrorists from Lugansk and Donetsk in their records in the book of comments and suggestions executive committee. This entry Autukhou made after it was removed from the register for unemployment. The oppositionist is sure that he was deprived of unemployed status is illegal, and it was directed by Prosolov.

Lodged an appeal against Leonid inspired that he disagreed with the ruling made by the court of a provincial town. According to the "offender", his trial was biased, and the judge did not bother to look into all the circumstances of his case, to make a fair and informed decision.

In his statement of claim, Mr. Autukhou mentioned eleven circumstances that should draw the attention of the court of cassation. The opposition politician wanted to ensure that his case was re-examined with the participation of a judge of the court Haradok District.

The most significant reasons include serious procedural violations, which allowed the judge Haradok court. So she agreed to postpone the hearing to protect the organization and of the intervention of a lawyer. No request was also satisfied with "the offender" call important witnesses. In addition, according to Autukhou judge took responsibility to evaluate the words written in the book of comments and suggestions Haradok executive committee, in terms of their offensive, when such rights are not imputed to her by procedural law.

Judge Ivanov did not take a single argument of the opposition. Her conclusion: the punishment handed down by the judge of the court Haradok District A. Nosova, based on the law and not contrary to it. She also made a remark that the fine imposed is not the maximum for the application of Article (50 basic units). And those 30 basic, which received a fine Autukhou, should be regarded as humanity towards him by her colleagues Haradok.

Please opposition politician replaced him fine on administrative detention was also dismissed because the appeal court may not apply a punishment more severe than that imposed by a court of first instance.

Now the politicians are going to appeal to the supervisory courts to achieve truth and justice, which he found in the court of cassation.

Vitebsk Spring