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On January 25 the court of Kastrychnitski district of Minsk fined the leader of the united democratic forces of Belarus Alyaksandr Milinkevich 150 basic units (4 mln 650 thousand rubles, or $2,173) for intentional illegal crossing the state border.
As the BelaPAN was informed by the press-secretary of the politician Pavel Mazhejka, the trial was held in Milinkevich’s absence. Milinkevich is on a business trip to Vilnius. As said by the press-secretary. A. Milinkevich hadn’t been served a summons to court.
The first session of the court in this case was held on January 5. A protocol drawn up against A. Milinkevich for an administrative crime in the National airport was sent for reconsideration.
On November 26-29 the leader of the democratic forces took part in the NATO summit in Riga on invitation of Latvian President Vaira Vike-Freiberga. On his departure from Minsk, border guards stamped his son’s passport by mistake. It was noticed only when the politician returned back. Border guards haven’t recognized their mistake. They accused Alyaksandr Milinkevich of intentional crossing the border with invalid documents.
As said by P. Mazhejka, the politician is going to challenge the ruling of the regional court.
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