Belarus's Supreme Court To Hear Jailed Opposition Figure Babaryka's Case, Removing Chance To Appeal
udf.byViktar Babaryka was arrested in June 2020 along with his son Eduard and charged with money laundering, bribery, and tax evasion.
MINSK — Lawyers for Viktar Babaryka, a Belarusian banker once seen as a potential challenger to Alyaksandr Lukashenka but who was prevented from running in the presidential election and jailed on corruption charges, say his case will be heard directly by the country's Supreme Court, a move that takes away any chance of appeal. «Viktar Babaryka's right to appeal his verdict has been rejected,» lawyer Dzmitry Layeuski, a member of Babaryka's legal team, wrote on Facebook on January 28.