Political prisoner Dziadok officially charged with a new case

• 5.12.2014, 8:09

Mikalai Dziadok is brought to the final charge.

Before that, he was in the status of the suspect, said a social group "Freedom to Mikalai Dziadok on "VKontakte".

"The measure of restriction on a new case has not been selected, so he remains in single confinement cell up to the court hearing. According to the prisoner, his main violation is staying in his cell in a sports suit. In our country it is called as "malicious disobedience”, - the statement says.

On Monday a forensic psychiatric examination was held, the results will be known during examination of investigation materials. It has transpired that Mikalai Dzidok is once again accused of, but now under the Article 411 para1 (malicious disobedience to administration of the correctional facility where he serves his punishment).

It should be reminded that on May 27, 2011 Zavadski Regional court in Minsk found Mikalai Dziadok, Ihar Alinevich and Aliaksandr Frantsevich, accused of the same case, guilty according to Art. 339 para 2 CC RB (malicious hooliganism) and Art. 218 para 2 and 3 (willful destruction or injuring of property). They were incriminated a rash of buildings attacks and arsons, particularly the organization of unauthorized antimilitary action next to the Ministry of Defense in 2009, throwing Molotov cocktails at the Russian Embassy and detention occupancy in Akhrestsina Str. in Minsk in 2010.

Civic rights activists treat imposed sentence to Dziadok and other imprisoned as politically motivated and also consider Mikalai Dziadok as political prisoner.

Now he is in Mahileu prison and will likely be put in the pre-trial detention center. The prisoner should be released on March 2015 after serving 4,5 year of imprisonment. The Article 411 carries punishment of up to an additional year of imprisonment to the main term.