Photo Fact: Nina Bahinskaya Came To Support Paliyenka With Huge Poster

The pensioner has shown an example of courage and dignity at the trial of the political prisoner.

Human rights activist Ales Bialiatski published a photo of pensioner Nina Bahinskaya, who came to the Minsk City Court on October 17th to support political prisoner Dzmitry Paliyenka, on Facebook.

After Dzmitry Paliyenka cut his veins in protest, the trial against the activist was closed and they started to drive people out of the hall. The people did not go out, and Judge Arlou changed the courtroom. The people tried to get in there and started pushing employees in civilian clothes. Nina Bahinskaya, a retired woman, was in the front row among those who demanded to open the trial against Paliyenka and go to the courtroom.

As a result, the authorities had to declare the trial open.

"Victory! The people are allowed into the courtroom," - the press service of European Belarus reported.

"People are allowed back into the courtroom. As always, courage and dignity are the only way to protect one's interests. The trial was made open," - the press service of Narodnaya Hramada reported.