Sporting guns seized from businessmen

• 10.04.2008, 14:14

Policemen have ordered an activist of the movement of entrepreneurs Viktar Kryval from Uzda to sell his sporting guns.

Today Viktar Kryval has been called in to a police department. He was ordered to bring two sporting guns and documents for the armaments, Radio Svaboda informs.

The documents were in order. However, policemen ordered Mr. Kryval to sell the guns within a month, otherwise he would be called to account.

Policemen of Uzda police department have explained that under the law, Mr. Kryval is deprived of the right to own the weapons. He explained that by the fact that administrative cases have been initiated against him twice, he was reprimanded, and he had violated public order and justice.

On February 18 Viktar Kryval was sentenced to 15 days of arrest for alledged handing out leaflets with information about the rally of entrepreneurs. The businessman went on a hunger strike protesting against illegal verdict.