BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

26/09/2007

Imprisoned Belarusian Youth Leader Faces Another Charge

Alyaksandr Haliyeu, who is a lawyer for imprisoned opposition Youth Front leader Zmitser Dashkevich, told Belapan on September 25 that Dashkevich may have his prison sentence extended because of a new charge brought against him. In October 2006, Dashkevich was sentenced to 18 months in a correctional institution on a charge of heading an unregistered organization. Now Dashkevich is reportedly facing a charge of refusing to give testimony, which carries a prison sentence of up to three years. The charge stems from his refusal to testify in a case against Youth Front member Ivan Shyla (see "RFE/RL Newsline," September 5, 2007). JM

Source:

http://www.rferl.org/newsline/2007/09/3-cee/cee-260907.asp