Pozcobut to stand repeated trial for Square today
The poublic prosecutor's office considered the sentence "too mild", Minsk city court agreed with this claim and appointed a repeated trial.
A journalist from Hrodna Andrej Poczobut will stand trial in the October district court of Minsk on February 11, "Nasha Niva"informs.
He has been handed an official summon and he is going to Minsk now. The journalist is accused of participation in a non-sanctioned action at the Independence Square in Minsk on December 19.
Let us remind you, Poczobut was detained at the Independence Square and spent a day and a night in the police van. The October district court considered his case. However, the journalist was released in the very last moment and his case was sent for additional checking.
Later,the October district court fined the journalist for 1.750.000 roubles for "participation in a non-sanctioned demonstration". The public prosecutor's office considered the sentence "too mild", Minsk city court agreed with this claim and appointed a repeated trial.
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