Dashkevich and Lobau accused of malicious hooliganism

The leader of the international youth organization "Young Front" (Czech Republic) Zmitser Dashkevich and the activist of the organization Edward Lobau have been presented an accusation of malicious hooliganism in accordance with Part 3 of Article 339 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus. According to the information provided by the press-center of the "Young Front", Zmitser Dashkevich and Edward Lobau will spend the next two months in prison in Zhodzina (Minsk region). 

As it was informed earlier, the "Young Front" activists Dashkevich and Lobau, as well as another activist Dzianis Lazar, had been arrested on December 18 in one of Minsk yards, where they had allegedly beaten two unknown people. 

They were put in the pre-trial detention center of Minsk city administration of internal affairs on that very day upon suspicion in hooliganism.

Lazar was released from the pre-trial detention center on December 28. According to the press-center of the "Young Front", "the case against him has been withdrawn and all the suspicions have been cleared".