BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

18/12/2006

Minsk Court Upholds Belarusian Activist's Prison Sentence

The Minsk City Court on December 15 upheld an 18-month prison sentence against opposition youth leader Zmitser Dashkevich, Belapan reported the same day. The court found Dashkevich guilty of running an unregistered organization called Young Front. The sentence thus came into force and Dashkevich is to serve his prison term in a minimum-security correctional institution. A dozen Dashkevich supporters attempted to protest near the court's building but were reportedly dispersed by police. AM

Source:

http://www.rferl.org/newsline/2006/12/3-cee/cee-181206.asp