Peter Ivanov appealed the district court judge Pershamaiski Valentina Kismeroshkina who punished him with a fine in the amount of 4,000,000 rubles for alleged perjury against the traffic police and disobeying police. According to Mr. Ivanov, the referee judged it Kismeroshkina with gross violations of procedural code enforcement, and therefore requested that the decision to cancel it. However, the judge of Vitebsk regional court decided to leave the decision of the court of first instance in force.

Namesake of Vitebsk human rights activist judge of the regional court Svetlana Ivanova, who considered the case did not satisfy almost any of his petition. In particular, it was not allowed audio recording of the hearing. Peter Ivanov also asked the judge to postpone the hearing. As of May 17, scheduled another trial: this day to begin consideration of the court in its appeal against the decision, on the basis of which it was instituted administrative case against him. This request was also denied.

However, one petition was granted. Peter Ivanov requested to attach to the case with the audio disc, which proves that there are two different decision on the case: the judge read out in court Kismeroshkina completely different decision than the one ruling, which he later got my hands on a hard copy. For example, in the version of the decision, voiced Kismeroshkina in the courtroom of Peter Ivanov said that he would like the "previously brought to administrative responsibility," a revised version of the resolution that the administrative responsibility he was not involved.

Judge Ivanova even announced a break to read the contents of the disc. And after the break, asked where the original record (say, on the copy that is presented to the court, stated that the entry was made by the alleged Jan. 1, 1995), and whether or not advised of the judge Kismeroshkina of audio recordings. "It can not be proof," - said the judge at the end of Ivanov. The verdict handed down to her, "Resolution of [the judge Kismeroshkina] is legal and reasonable and is not subject to cancellation."