Sentence to Klimau left without changes

The Minsk city court left the sentence to Klimau (one of the oppositional leaders) without changes. Valer Shchukin informed Charter’97 press center. The trial took place behind closed doors: journalists and human rights activist were not allowed in the court room.

Andrei Klimau was sentenced to 2 years of prison of strict regimen for publication of the article in internet. Klimau was accused of calling for overthrowing the authorities.

Previously Klimau, active opponent to Lukashenka, spent 4 years in prison on charges of economic crimes and then he was sentenced to 15 months of hard labor for organizing the street action on Freedom Day in 2005. The Amnesty International admitted Andrei Klimau the Prisoner of Conscience.