Baumgertner's lawyers ask to release him on bail
Russia's Perm region governor Victor Basagin and Russian MP Igor Barinov are ready to bail out arrested Uralkali CEO.
On Friday, the Partizan district court of Minsk is considering the complaint about the restraint measures against Vladislav Baumgertner, filed by his lawyers. It will be a closed-door court hearing in the presence of the lawyers only.
As one of Baumgertner's lawyers informed before, the release on the security of finance is out of the question now as, under Belarus laws, it is necessary to recompense all the damage caused by the crime first. That means admittance of guilt automatically, notes RIA Novosti.
Uralkali CEO Vladislav Baumgertner was detained on August 26 in Minsk airport after the meeting with Prime Minister Mikhail Myasnikovich. The Investigatory Committee of Belarus stated that the Uralkali director-general caused damage to the national interests of Belarus. Baumgertner is charged with power abuse . He faces up to 10 years of imprisonment with property confiscation. The Investigatory Committee informs that the damage is estimated at $100 million. Baumgertner remains in custody in a KGB prison.
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