Why was he seized?
18:26, — Politics
The leader of entrepreneurs Viktar Harbachou has been released from the building of the court. “He is acquitted for absence of crime in the act,” told the activist of entrepreneurs’ movement Mikhail Vasilyeu the verdict of Barysau regional court to Charter’97 press-center.
As we have informed, today a trial over the leader of the campaign “For free development of entrepreneurship” Viktar Harbachou has taken place in Barysau. He was charged with resisting policemen. Initially the case was to be tried by presiding judge of Barysau regional court Yury Kobets. However, he announced disqualification of self referring to personal acquaintance with the accused. The trial was held by Judge Mikalay Kananchuk.
Only Syarhei Mikulovich, one of the two policemen who detained the entrepreneur, witnessed against Harbachou. As said by witnesses, the policemen didn’t try to bear false witness, but told the real story. The second policeman, referring to a relative’s illness, left the town and refused to appear in the court.
Viktar Harbachou was detained on the railway station in the morning, when he was on his way from Krupki to Barysau. When the family left the train, an unknown man started to pester V. Harbachou and his underage son, trying to start a fight. When policemen approached, the man escaped.
A blood alcohol test was taken from Viktar Harbachou without explanation in Barysau police department. Policemen questioned Viktar Harbachou and his wife Svyatlana.
Though Harbachou was the injured party, he became an accused. The entrepreneurs’ colleagues explain it by his by his active citizenship. Earlier Viktar Harbachou told to the Charter’97 press-center that law-enforcers had warned him that on January 8-9 authorities would try to isolate organizers of the protest rally of market vendors which was to take place on January 10 on October Square in Minsk.
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