Verdict in Myantsyuk trial expected on Wednesday
A verdict in
the trial of Raman Myantsyuk, who faces up to five years in prison for
allegedly causing a grave bodily injury as a result of a
violation of road traffic rules, is expected on Wednesday.
The incident, dubbed the "human roadblock" by the media, occurred nearMinsk
on March 2. Two traffic police officers used four vehicles, with their
occupants still inside, to block a road in order to catch Myantsyuk who was
under the influence of alcohol behind the wheel. The chased car, which was said
to be moving at a speed of between 160 and 180 kilometers
per hour, never stopped and rammed into the vehicles, with a BMW in which a
woman and a child were in the back seat hit worst.
The incident, dubbed the "human roadblock" by the media, occurred near
Myantsyuk
pleaded guilty on Tuesday. Yury Pashkevich, a victim, said that the judge is
expected hear the defendant and the victims, and bring a verdict on Wednesday.
He said that the trial of Mentsyuk's wife,
accused of letting her drunk husband to drive her car, is to open on Thursday.
Myantsyuk testified in court that he had
beaten his wife to force her to give him the keys.