Pavel Vinahradau given 7 days in custody

The Maskouski district court resumed hearing of Pavel Vinahradau's administrative case on March 13.

He was sentenced to 7 days in custody. Taking into account that Vinahradau had already spent 3 days in the detention centre, he will be taken to custody only for four remaining days, Radio Svaboda reports.

On March 5, judge Yauheny Khatkevich heard evidence by policemen, found a number contradictions in the case and sent the police report back to the Maskouski district police department for updating.

At 6:30 pm of March 2, activist of Tell the Truth campaign Pavel Vinahradau was to be released from the detention centre after his 10-day arrest for the toys protest. Policemen say he was released earlier. They claim Pavel was standing near a shop shouting “I am free” and swearing.

Vinahradau says just after his release from the detention centre he was ordered to get into a car and taken to the Maskouski district police department, where police officers Davydzyuk and Listapadau drew up a report against him for alleged swearing. It happened on Friday and Pavel was returned to the detention centre until Monday.