Criminal action can be brought up against political prisoner :: Charter'97 :: News

The head of Mahilyou special commandant’s office, lieutenant colonel Alyaksandr Lamaza reminded Artur Finkevich that he is a malicious violator of discipline, and a criminal action can be brought up against him, and a place of detention can be changed.

According to the political prisoner, the head of the special commandant’s office warned him after a meeting with Liudmila Hraznova and article in “Svobodnye novosti plus” about his life in the corrective labour facility. In the article among other things Finkevich’s public activities during his stay in chemistry were mentioned.

Artur Finkevich notes that the administration of the corrective labour facility looks for pretexts to send him in prison. This time the administration tried to use the article in “Svobodnye novosti plus”. The administration finds public activities while serving a sentence a violation of the regime.

June 4 Artur Finkevich was denied conditional early release.

In May 2006 the activist of the Young Front Artur Finkevich was sentenced to two years of restriction of freedom for political graffiti. Since June 29, 2006 he is serving a sentence in Mahilyou corrective facility. This December the political prisoner is to be released.