In Vitebsk, February 21 was the trial of the activists of the organizing committee of the party "Belarusian Christian Democracy" Alexei Kiszczuk and Stas Laurenau, who was detained on February 16 during the "wave of solidarity." The lawyer found in the file set of procedural violations committed by police officers.

In particular, the police for "objectivity" to the case dragged a woman who allegedly witnessed the arrest, said the coordinator of the BCD Vitebsk Tacciana Seviaryniec you for trying to take a picture of the evidence was removed from the hall.

In turn, a witness for the defendants stated that the police, detaining activists, broke all the possible rules of the road, driving a car on the sidewalk. Video submitted by the police arrest revealed no contradiction with the words of a witness of the actions of the police. In the end, the judge awarded the activists a fine of 30 basic units each. However, members of the BCD will appeal the verdict.

Note that Laurenau and Kiszczuk themselves and pushed police counterclaim for unlawful detention in the detention center - moral damages are estimated at 15 and 14 thousand euros, respectively. "The guys at the trial briskly walk worthy," - Tacciana Seviaryniec said.

Press service of BCD