Minsk Court Denies Restricting Access to Open Trial
Human right defender and BAJ member Nasta Loyka received the reply to her complaint she had filed upon the incident that occurred on January 23: journalists did not manage to get to the administrative hearings over activists who planned to stage commemorative event dedicated to anniversary of Majdan in Ukraine.
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The action took place on January 22, all participants were detained. The next day, the detainees were not taken to court; the administrative hearing took place at the police department of the Central district of Minsk. Journalists were not allowed to enter the building. The Minsk City Court claims that all information about the hearings was provided on the information stand at the police department, and the hearings were held in an open regime. So to say, the judge held the hearing correctly, and the issue of pass control lies within the competence of security guards of the police department.
The journalists and human rights activists are going to complain against the situation further.
