BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

19/04/2007

Lawyer For Imprisoned Belarusian Politician Resigns From BAR

The Minsk Regional Bar Association on April 18 accepted the resignation of Ihar Rynkevich, a lawyer for imprisoned former presidential candidate Alyaksandr Kazulin, as a member of the bar, Belapan reported. Rynkevich explained he resigned from the bar because of pressure the authorities exerted on his colleagues, and which he linked to his work for Kazulin. "Before my dismissal, I managed to perform all the missions that Kazulin assigned to me," Rynkevich said, adding that he will continue to represent the interests of imprisoned politicians in other ways. AM

Source:

http://www.rferl.org/newsline/2007/04/3-CEE/cee-190407.asp