BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

27/09/2007

Belarusian Courts Continue To Jail Opposition Activists

A district court in Hrodna on September 26 jailed Yauhen Skrabutan, a member of the opposition Belarusian Popular Front, for five days, finding him guilty of using foul language in a public place, Belapan reported. Skrabutan was arrested the previous day with leaflets promoting an opposition march planned in Minsk in October. Skrabutan pleaded not guilty to the charge, linking his arrest to the leaflets found on him. The same day, a district court in Brest jailed youth activist Andrey Sharenda to 15 days in jail, finding him guilty of participation in an unauthorized meeting. In August, Sharenda attended a meeting with opposition politician Pavel Sevyarynets, at which the latter read extracts from his books. Sevyarynets was jailed for 15 days for the meeting (see "RFE/RL Newsline," August 23, 2007). Five other people have already been fined and two have received warnings over the meeting. JM

Source:

http://www.rferl.org/newsline/2007/09/3-cee/cee-270907.asp

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