Criminal proceedings were instituted against Sergey Kovalenko, a Belarus opposition member, for unfurling the old Belarus flag on the top of the city Christmas tree in Vitebsk. The white-red-white flag was an official Belarus insignia in 1918-1919 and in early 1990s; now it is a symbol of the Belarus opposition. Kovalenko has been charged with “hooliganism”; the possible punishment is up to six years of imprisonment.
http://lenta.ru/news/2010/01/10/case/
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