Belarusian political prisoner’s sister expelled from college
- 11.02.2010, 9:48
The headmistress of Textile College threatens Yulia Mikhailava with expulsion for no apparent reason.
The girl was not given official papers, but just told she was expelled and asked to collect her documents, the website mfront.net informs.
Lyudmila Raeuskaya, the college headmistress says the girls was rude to her when asking for an official permission to miss classes on the day her brother Ivan Mikhailau stood trial. Yulia Mikhailava had to miss classes due to the trial.
On February 10, the headmistress, curator, and foreman had a sitting. However, they didn’t discuss absence from classes and didn’t vote.
Only the headmistress made a speech. It was her decision to expel the Young Front activist,
We remind that on February 1, the court of the Minsk district sentenced Ivan Mikhailau to three months in jail.
The member of the Messianic Jewish community “New Testament” was found guilty of committing a criminal offence (draft evasion). The young man denied to do compulsory military service as it contradicts his religious beliefs. He demanded to be assigned to civilian alternative service, in line with Article 57 of Belarus' Constitution.
Ivan Mikhailau was recognized prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International.
