High-profile trials in Belarus

Ex-senator Hanna Shareika walks free out a court room in a storm of applause after conviction and amnesty.
Hanna Shareika is standing trial today.
The murderer is standing trial in Minsk City Court.
The actor is innocent, his lawyer insists.
Without the confiscation of his property.
The hearing will start at 2.30 p.m.
A 17-year-old lyceum student is sentenced to 18 months in prison, including a 12-month suspended sentence.
Senator Paulouski and six top managers of his company were detained on large-scale tax evasion charges.

The man has been exempt from punishment and is undergoing treatment in mental hospital now.