Minsk City Court to hear appeal by Baumgertner's lawyers on Friday, Sep 13
Uralkali CEO has been held in Belarusian KGB custody since mid-August.
The Minsk City Court on September 13 will consider the appeal against the ruling by Minsk's Partizanski district court of September 6 to keep Vladislav Baumgertner in custody. The hearing will begin at 9 a.m. Under the Belarus law on criminal procedure, if the Minsk City Court invalidates the ruling by a lower court, it will have to choose another measure of restraint, reports RIA Novosti.
Uralkali CEO Vladislav Baumgertner was detained on August 26 in the Minsk airport after meeting Prime Minister Mikhail Myasnikovich. The Investigatory Committee of Belarus stated that the Uralkali head caused damage to the national interests of Belarus. Baumgertner is charged with power abuse. He faces up to 10 years in prison and property confiscation, if convicted. The Investigatory Committee said the damage was estimated at $100 million. Baumgertner remains in custody in a KGB prison in Minsk.
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