“The girl was sentenced to 25 days of imprisonment.”

At the court session, she said she was pregnant.

Source: https://spring96.org/be/news/100446

“Such a precedent could have taken place only when “conveyor” justice is happening when a one-person court session takes at most five minutes,” states Alexey Loyko, the lawyer from Human Rights Defense Center “Viasna”. “Also, court sessions on Skype are not stated by an official law. Moreover, such a justice form prevents the implementation of some human rights. A Skype court session is being held at the detention center, where the girl in fact has no chance to provide her evidence.”

“When deciding on the imposition of a penalty in the form of arrest, the court should find out whether the person in respect of whom the administrative proceedings are underway, is included to the persons referred to in Part 2 of Art. 6.7 of the Administrative Code, to which the application of arrest is prohibited.”

“This appeal should state that she didn’t have time to register her pregnancy in the clinic,” comments Alexey Loyko. “Also, it’s necessary to request the opportunity to get the pregnancy evidence, meaning the ability to pass the test in a medical institution.”

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