Tsentralny district court considered administrative cases of participants of the unauthorized May Day rally and march in Minsk.
Pensioner Nina Bahinskaya was tried in absentia. Judge Viktoryia Shabunya imposed BYN 1,150 fine on her.
Police officers who were giving testimony in court recognised the woman in the photos of the protests. According to them, Nina Bahinskaya chanted slogans ‘Basta!’ and ‘Long Live Belarus!’.
Activist Aleh Makouski was BYN 230 fined, Dzmitry Silchanka – 1,150.
In spite of intimidation and preventive arrests, protest rallies took place in Minsk and regions on May, 1. The police attempted to bar activists and journalists from participating.
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