Political prisoner Rubtsou stands another trial in Pruzhany (photo)

Political prisoner Yury Rubtsou is standing trial in Pruzhany District Court today. He is accused of ‘punishment evasion’. Rubtsou is serving his 1.5-year sentence in a labour camp in the village of Kuplin, Pruzhany District. If his refusal to work is proved, he may face another 3 years in colony.

Yury Rubtsou was jailed at the beginning of April and went on a hunger strike. He showed up in court without a shirt and the judge made a remark in connection with it. The political prisoner looks exhausted now. He has asked to make an audio record of the trial and his appeal has been satisfied. However, photos and videos are not allowed.

Yury Rubtsou was jailed at the beginning of April and went on a hunger strike. He showed up in court without a shirt and the judge made a remark in connection with it. The political prisoner looks exhausted now. He has asked to make an audio record of the trial and his appeal has been satisfied. However, photos and videos are not allowed.

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