“Spy case” is falling apart despite trial’s being secretive . The KGB chairman Valery Vakulchyk did not manage to contain himself. The “spy case”, which KGB was so encouraged to lead against an operator of Navapolatsk’s Naftan Andrej Hajdukou, has come to an end, it seems. Another case will be there instead. Vakulchyk informed journalists about that. The court’s proceedings on the case of the civic activists are taking place in Viciebsk regional court in the secretive regime. Valer Vakulchyk does not see a big problem in that: “There is no doubt that everything will be impartial. No one will conceal anything, but state secrets”. Speaking of the possible punishment for the defendant, Vakulchyk said: “This can only be decided by the court”. At the same time he noted, that “it was not a fact that it would be the article 356”. The article 356 – state treason – of the violation of which Hajdukou is being accused, provides for the punishment of 7 to 15 years in prison. That Vakulchyk claimed possible change of the article means that it is highly possible that it will be changed, since it is directly Vakulchyk who guides the process. Let’s remember at least the fact that two weeks before the start of the process Vakulchyk said that it would he held in the secretive regime. In the end it turned out that way, although by all procedural norms the decision on the open or secretive character of a proceedings must be taken by a judge, and only after the start of the proceeding, and after a respective motion has been submitted by one of the parties, camarade.biz reports. In regards to Vakulchyk’s statement a human rights activist Aleh Vouchak said that Hajdukou’s case had been fabricated so poorly that it fell apart even on a secretive trial.
Posted on: Tue, 25 Jun 2013 18:18:03 +0000