BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

08/11/2007

Belarusian Court Postpones Trial Of Imprisoned Youth Activist

A court in Shklou on November 6 postponed until November 9 the trial of imprisoned opposition activist Zmitser Dashkevich, Belapan and RFE/RL's Belarus Service reported. The official reason for the delay was that the defendant had not been notified of the time and venue five full days before the trial as required by Belarusian law. Dashkevich, who is serving an 18-month term for operating the unregistered organization Youth Front, is charged with refusing to testify in a similar case against his friend, Ivan Shyla. Under the new charge, Dashkevich could face a prison sentence of up to three years. Hearings in Dashkevich's case are being held behind the closed doors in the correctional facility where he is incarcerated. AM

Source:

http://www.rferl.org/newsline/2007/11/3-cee/cee-071107.asp