On Hlybokaje journalists Tatiana Smotkina and Dmitri Lupach up reports for violation of media law under Article 22.9 of the Administrative Code (illegal production and distribution of media products). The trial will take place on July 9 Tatyana over Dmitry - July 10.

June 25 both journalists interviewed the senior inspector of the department of law enforcement and prevention Gluboksky police department Vyacheslav Barilo. A few days later, he also drew up a report on the violations.

"During the protocol, I said that I refuse to answer questions, as Article 27 of the Constitution allows not to incriminate himself. And the court is ready to repeat that the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus provides every citizen the right to obtain information like, and share it with others," - Tatiana Smotkina said.

Against Tatiana instituted administrative proceedings for the article "The road to Hlybokaje will be positive", posted on June 9, the site of the Belarusian "Radio Racyja" (Poland). According to the case file, it originated Hlybokae prosecutors. Police were instructed to check whether the journalist accreditation from the foreign media, and whether its journalism offense. According to the police, this is the case, and the senior inspector Vyacheslav Barilo handed over documents to the court case.

Referred to the Court and the materials of the administrative case Dmitry Lupach. He is accused of the same article 22.9 of the Administrative Code of the material "found relatives border guards who died in the Hlybokaje District September 17, 1939" posted on the website "ERB."

Minutes of the offense was a senior inspector Vyacheslav Barilo, says Dmitry: "In my case there is a printout of the text from the website without attribution and a photocopy of the newspaper "Volnaje Hlybokaje", where the article is my name. According to a police officer, author of an article in a newspaper is proof that I cooperate with foreign media. I beg your pardon, allegedly because "this material is placed in a computer on the Internet". Formulates this accusation is not very literary, and it itself is not true - I have nothing nowhere to post, distribute, and writing articles and information gathering is not an offense."

Name of the judge who will hear cases of journalists is still unknown.

Both trials will begin at 10:00 in the Hlybokaje District Court.

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