The defense lawyer of ex-presidential candidate Viktor Babariko was expelled from the bar

The lawyer of the former candidate for the presidency of Belarus, Viktor Babariko, Dmitry Laevsky was expelled from the Minsk City Bar Association. about this The defender wrote in his telegram channel.

“The disciplinary commission of the MGKA decided to expel me from the bar. For a request to justify people, ”wrote Laevsky.

The defense lawyer reported that the reason for the disciplinary proceedings was his request to acquit other defendants in the case of Babariko. According to him, the proceedings were initiated on July 2

“for speaking in court debates in defense of Viktar Babaryka”, the lawyer “substantiated the innocence of the other defendants and asked them to be acquitted”.

“And my arguments about the innocence of those accused and challenging the arguments voiced by their lawyers were regarded as “an assessment of the position and work of other lawyers in the presence of their clients,” Laevsky wrote.

On July 6, Babariko was sentenced to 14 years in prison in the case of a large bribe (part 3 of article 430 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus) and money laundering (part 2 of article 235 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus). The former head of Belgazprombank Babariko became a defendant in the criminal case in the summer of 2020. The ex-presidential candidate was charged shortly after being nominated for the Belarusian elections. The politician did not admit his guilt, but called his persecution politically motivated.