BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

08/05/2008

Attorney: Health of U.S. lawyer jailed in Belarus deteriorating

MINSK, Belarus (AP) - A lawyer says the health of a U.S. citizen jailed in Belarus appears to be worsening fast.

Emanuel Zeltser is being held by the KGB in the authoritarian ex-Soviet republic on charges of using false documents. He has been jailed since mid-March.

Attorney Dmitry Goryachko says he saw Zeltser late Tuesday and that his condition seems to have worsened Goryachko said Thursday the 54-year-old Zeltser is not getting all the medication he needs for his diabetes.

The United States has expressed concern about Zeltser's health and has urged his release on humanitarian grounds.

Source:

http://www.pr-inside.com/attorney-health-of-u-s-lawyer-jailed-r579465.htm

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