Andrej Bandarenka

The reason for this is the HR defender's appeal to the International Ice Hockey Federation urging not to hold the Ice Hockey World Cup-2014 in Belarus.

The preliminary hearing took place in the Pershamaiski district court of Minsk today.

The former political prisoner has given his first interview after the release.

The date of consideration the public prosecutor's office appeal by the Supreme Court will be announced within several weeks.

Bandarenka's lawyer Zmitser Laeuski is gone for a wedding trip. Thus, Minsk city court resolved to pronounce the sentence on March 18.