Court Does not Admit Wrongfulness Of Marynich’s Detention 16:48, 01/11/2004
Leonid Yasenovich, chairman of the Court of Center district, refused to grant an appeal of lawyer Vera Stramkowskaya to the prolongation of the detention term of one of the Belarusian opposition leader, former minister of Foreign Economic Ties, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Belarus, former deputy of the 12th Supreme Soviet, Mikhail Marynich. The judge referred to the gravity of charge (Article 210 Part 4 – embezzlement on a large scale) foresees detention up to two years. Besides, the court considers that former minister and diplomat could escape from investigation and court and prevent establishing the issue. Lawyer of Mikhail Marynich is going to appeal a decision of the Central Court of Minsk in the Minsk city court.
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