Case against Lyabedzka dismissed

• 25.08.2011, 11:57

Today morning the leader of the United Civil Party Anatol Lyabedzka received a notice about dismissal a criminal prosecution against him. The document was signed by D. Dyshenka, a senior investigator of the Preliminary Investigation branch of the Main Directorate of the Interior Affairs of Minsk city executive committee.

In the document the politician received it is stated: “You are informed that proceedings in the criminal case #10011110362 opened against Anatol Lyabedzka on charges related Article 293 Parts 1 and 2 of the Criminal Code of Belarus, committing mass riots, has been terminated basing upon Article 29 Part 2 of the Criminal Procedure Code, for absence of crime in the act.

Besides, you are informed that under Article 253 Part 1 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Belarus, that ruling on termination of criminal prosecution can be appealed against at the prosecutor of Minsk.”

In the comment to ucpb.org the politician himself called this decision “was a surprise”. Besides, Anatol Lyabedzka stated:

“Undoubtedly, I am satisfied with this decision. But my feelings have preliminary and incomplete nature. I cannot feel comfortable, as long as my colleagues and simply innocent people are deprived of freedom. And as far as I am concerned, I am not too quick to speak with certain phrases. I can say one thing: I am pleased by my behavior in the last 8 months, half of which have been sent in the KGB remand prison. All this time I was a hostage of the Red House. My conscience is not reproaching or pricking me. I have gone this way honorably, and I consider myself a winner”.