BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

15/04/2008

Washington Concerned About Imprisoned American In Minsk

U.S. State Department spokesman Tom Casey on April 14 expressed concern about the imprisonment of U.S. citizen Emanuel Zeltser in Minsk, Reuters reported. "The government of Belarus failed to provide timely notification of his arrest or information about his medical condition, and did not inform the U.S. Embassy of his recent transfer to a state psychiatric hospital," Casey said in a statement. Zeltser was reportedly arrested at the Minsk airport on March 12 and charged with conspiracy to commit fraud. The 54-year-old New York-based lawyer, who was born in Russia but emigrated to the United States, is an expert on Russian organized crime and money laundering, and has testified before Congress and appeared as a legal analyst on television and radio. His legal clients include the late Georgian opposition politician Badri Patarkatsishvili. JM

Source:

http://www.rferl.org/newsline/2008/04/3-cee/cee-150408.asp

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