Belarus rights activist on trial for tax evasion

  • 13 years ago
The head of a human rights group has gone on trial for tax evasion in Belarus in a case activists say is politically motivated. Ales Belyatsky faces up to seven years in jail over bank accounts he held in Poland and Lithuania. He denies failing to declare 'large-scale income', saying the cash really belonged to his rights group. ... http://www.euronews.net/