Opposition activists were kept under arrest all night long

The chairman of Navapolatsk branch of “Moladz BNF” Mikhas Novikau and a member of the organization Andrus Halavyryn were made to sped a night in a sobering station.

As we have informed, the young activists were detained yesterday evening in Navapolatsk near Plastsilin club.

The young men left the club after a rock concert and were suddenly detained by policemen. Several stickers were found in their things, which cannot be a cause of administrative prosecution as such, Viasna human rights centre informs.

As local human rights activists inform, despite of the fact that the young men were absolutely sober, they were taken to the sobering station, and they were kept there the whole night.

Today at 8.30 a.m. they were taken to Navapolatsk city department of internal affairs. Now they are interrogated about the stickers. It is still unknown whether a report was drawn up against them.