BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

11/08/2008

US lawyer gets 3 years in prison in Belarus

MINSK, Belarus-An American lawyer has been sentenced to three years in prison in Belarus in a case that raised already high tensions between Washington and the authoritarian ex-Soviet republic.

Emmanuel Zeltser's sentencing Monday comes after being convicted at a closed trial for commercial espionage and using false documents. He is an expert on organized crime and money laundering.

The United States raised protests over his detention and raised concerns about his health in custody. His attorney says he is not getting proper medication for diabetes.

Relations between Belarus and the U.S. are poor. Washington imposed sanctions on authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko and other top officials to express protest of Belarus repression of opposition parties.

Source:

http://www.boston.com/news/world/europe/articles/2008/08/11/us_lawyer_gets_3_years_in_prison_in_belarus/

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