Anzhalіka Borys fined for Br1 million
The leader of the unofficial Union of Poles in Belarus Anzhalika Borys has been fined for 30 base amounts (1 million 50 thousand rubles). Lenin District Court of Hrodna has returned her guilty of organization of an unauthorized meeting in support of Ivyanets affiliate of the UPB headed by Teresa Sobal on February 10. The head of the headquarters of the UPB Andrei Pachobut has been arrested for the organization of the meeting for five days.
Activists of the organization Ihar Bantsar, Mechyslay Yaskevich and Andrei Pisalnik have also been sentenced to 5 days of detention today.
On the whole, as BelaPAN informs, about 40 activists of the association have been detained in different places of Belarus today. They were heading for Valozhyn District Court to support the leader of Ivyanets affiliate of the UPB Teresa Sobal. All of them were released soon afterwards.
Anzhalika Borys claimed that her meeting with the Polish President Lech Kaczyński may not take place due to the arrests of UPB activists. Ms. Borys was going to visit Warsaw this week; the meeting was initiated by the Polish President.
Activists of the organization Ihar Bantsar, Mechyslay Yaskevich and Andrei Pisalnik have also been sentenced to 5 days of detention today.
On the whole, as BelaPAN informs, about 40 activists of the association have been detained in different places of Belarus today. They were heading for Valozhyn District Court to support the leader of Ivyanets affiliate of the UPB Teresa Sobal. All of them were released soon afterwards.
Anzhalika Borys claimed that her meeting with the Polish President Lech Kaczyński may not take place due to the arrests of UPB activists. Ms. Borys was going to visit Warsaw this week; the meeting was initiated by the Polish President.
