Zeltser's lawyer slams Belarus Supreme Court chairman

Valiantsin Sukala, Chairman of Belarus' Supreme Court, said at a news conference that arrested US citizen Emmanuel Zeltser had received a copy of the sentence.
But, Zeltser's lawyer Zmitser Harachka has refuted this statement. According to the lawyer, only a copy of the sentence was handed over. The copy does not allow Zeltser and his lawyer to appeal the sentence.

American lawyer Emmanuel Zeltser was on August 11, 2008 sentenced by the Minsk City Court to three years in prison. On October 31, the Supreme Court of Belarus upheld the sentence. All the hearings were held behind closed doors, reminds Charter'97