Leninsky district court of Minsk sentenced member of the unregistered organization “Young Front” Yaraslau Grischenya to 15 nights in prison for distributing the leaflets calling for the meeting with deputies of the Supreme Soviet of the 12th Convening who had adopted the declaration of the State Sovereignty of Belarus. The youth was convicted under the pretext of “swearing in a public place”.

Such judgment was made by the Maskousky district court of Minsk. The youth activist was convicted of violating Article 17.1 of the Administrative Code of the Republic of Belarus (minor disorderly conduct).He was charged of swearing in the public place

An hour before the appointed near the Red Catholic Church meeting with the deputies of the Supreme Soviet of the 12th Convening at the entrances of the Nyamiga and Kupalauskaya metro stations reinforced militia groups were notices.

As of today, Navapolatsk has become the only town in the country where the authorities gave the permission for holding the pickets in support of the former presidential candidate and present political prisoner Alyaksandr Kazulin.

Trial of yesterday detained activists Pavel Baranousky and Alyaksei Shidlousky which was to be held today at the Partizansky district court of Minsk has been rescheduled for 8 August.

The hearing of the case has been rescheduled for the KGB staff-members who committed the detainment to be called to the court as the witnesses. It became known that Pavel Baranousky was charged of applying the stickers and Alyaksei Shidlousky was blamed for minor public disorder actions (swearing) taken directly at the militia department. The latter case evoked Judge Alena Tsitsynkova’s surprise”What was he actually detained for?”

Their cases are to be held 8 August at 2.30 p.m. The detained were made to give a non-departure signed statement.