Viciebsk regional court upheld the decision of the Court of Połacak, who had previously refused to consider the merits of the issue of discrimination against workers. November 16 judicial board ten minutes was enough to deny the appeal to former workers of the plant "Połacak-Fiberglass" Victor Stukov, the court was required to consider the fact of discrimination because of his participation in a free trade union.
Says Victor Stukov: "The meeting of judicial board does not seem to have been on the court. I got the impression that the three judges had bought tickets to the resort with a start an hour later and were in a hurry to finish the trial, not to be late for the plane. I was not even given time to say all the petitions that I have prepared in writing."
And he produced seven documents for the court: – Two supplements to a private complaint with arguments why the court should consider the question of discrimination against workers; – Letter from the Free Trade Union of the violation by the employer of the presidential decree on social partnership; – Four motions – to hold the video; the private court in determining violations of the employer; to adduce reply employer about the impossibility of him to establish the fact of discrimination; to clarify the list of organizations, which obliges the Court to consider the fact of discrimination of the employee.
"After I declared the application for admission of the sixth instrument judge very quickly went to the conference room, you might say, we ran for the decision in fact not considered any of my request," – finished his tale about the hearing Victor Stukov.
If the behavior of the judges seemed very strange, the decision that they took, guessed in advance. So Victor was ready to appeal to the chairman of the Viciebsk regional court on a protest in order of supervision. This complaint was supplemented by facts inappropriate, according to the complainant, the behavior of judges. He also put her documents that have not managed to convey to the college. The supervisory complaint was immediately registered and should be considered within a month.
"This case is of great public importance and for the many workers in Belarus, – says Victor Stukov – so the documents for the courts are prepared with the expectation that, after going through all the courts in the country to file a complaint with the Human Rights Committee (HRC) at the UN. Article 61 of the Constitution gives everyone the opportunity to address the HRC to defend their rights when exhausted all remedies available within the country."
