Criminal case against former Minsk prosecutor goes to court

The criminal case against former Minsk Regional Prosecutor Mikhail Snyahir has been referred to court, BelaPAN quoted a representative of the Prosecutor General’s Office as saying.   The former prosecutor was arrested on December 12, 2008, a month after Alyaksandr Lukashenka accused him of corrupt practices in a televised speech.


Snyahir is facing a power abuse charge under Part Three of the Criminal Code’s Article 424, which carries a penalty of up to 10 years in prison.