CCP BPF activist Sergei Kavalenka arrested the evening of 25 March. He spent the night in the detention center. According to the activist, it made two of the protocol on administrative violation - first for crossing the street in the wrong place, then - for swearing. March 26 at 14:40, he was released from custody in the building Pervomaisky district court, issuing a summons for the next hearing on March 29.

Wife of former political prisoner Helena: "Sergei was detained last night at about 20:20. Alleged that he was crossing the road in the wrong place. Draw up a report on him for a traffic violation. And the night he spent in the detention center. Today in the morning he was taken to court, where it turned out that a traffic violation on Sergei fined 450,000 rubles, and it should be judged by another article of the Administrative Code - obscene language in a public place."

"Of course, the detention of Sergei - is shameful provocation. According to the police he has little road in the wrong place transition and loud while cursing obscenities. Wildness By the way, the beginning of the administrative process over Sergei long delayed - something was wrong the protocol, it is overwritten. spite of the fact that the trial of Sergei open into the hall, where the proceedings have resulted in unknown in civilian clothes, who took almost all of the free space, "- said Elena Kavalenka.

In the District Court of Vitebsk Pervomaysky Kavalenka brought twice: first from the ITT, but his trial has not begun. Under police escort, he was taken to the police station saying that you need to make some papers. Meanwhile, the building Pervomaisky district court began arriving policemen in uniform and in civilian clothes: they are used to fill the courtroom and not to let fellow activist there. But vacancies still remain, and a few students in the hall still hit.

Consideration of the merits of the administrative and has not begun. Judge Natalia Korablina was forced to grant the application Kovalenko about the quarterback. He said he wanted to invite a defender from Minsk. The judge took a lawyer to find at least two hours, but Sergei Kavalenka and his wife managed to call and arrange a familiar Minsk lawyer. Since he will be free only on Friday, in this day and moved the process. At the Court at the request of Sergei Kavalenka will be invited and translator. March 29 at 9:00 trial will continue.

According to Sergei Kavalenka, the story of his arrest as follows: March 25 before lunch he was on the court in Vitsebsk activists. Then he had a friendly meeting with party members, while returning from which he was met by police - for crossing the street in the wrong place. For it imposed a fine of 450 thousand rubles. Then he was taken for a medical examination for the presence of alcohol in the blood, but refused to take it by Kavalenka. Finally, it drew up a protocol for using foul language and rowdy behavior and placed in a detention center.

According to Viasna Human Rights Center and Solidarity