Brest activist Vital Koush to remain in custody

The court on Monday agreed with the prosecution on the grounds that "the defendant faces a grave crime subject to more than 3 years in prison." Other motions by the defense were not allowed.

Civil activist Vital Koush, 29 has been in pre-trial detention since September 1, 2012. He was sentenced by the Brest district court to four years in prison and confiscation of property for allegedly having tried to assist a group of illegal migrants from India to cross the Belarus-Poland border.The Brest Regional Court ruled that the sentence be revised the other judges in the same district court.

The next hearing is scheduled for September 4 at 1430.