Swiss court acquits former Belarusian security operative in case of enforced disappearances

Swiss Court Acquits Former Belarusian Security Force Member In Disappearance Case

A former member of Belarusian authoritarian leader Alyaksandr Lukashenka’s special security forces was acquitted in Switzerland on September 28 of involvement in the disappearances of prominent opposition figures more than two decades ago.

Former Belarusian operative acquitted in Swiss court over disappearances of Lukashenko opponents in 1990s

A court in northern Switzerland on Thursday acquitted a former security Belarusian operative over the enforced disappearances of three of President Aleksander Lukashenko's political opponents in the late 1990s, said an advocacy group that spearheaded the case. Judges in the northern town of Rorschach said they were not convinced that the defendant, Yuri Harauski, a former member of a Belarusian military unit known as SOBR, was involved in the di…

Swiss court acquits former Belarusian security operative in case of enforced disappearances

By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — A court in northern Switzerland has acquitted a former Belarusian security operative over the enforced disappearances of three of President Aleksander Lukashenko’s political opponents in the late 1990s. Judges in the northern town of Rorschach said they were not convinced that the defendant, Yuri Harauski, was involved in the disappearances. The court did acknowledge a role of Lukashenko’s administr…

Swiss court acquits Belarusian in first enforced disappearance case

ZURICH: A former member of a Belarusian special unit accused of involvement in the disappearances of prominent opposition figures was acquitted by a Swiss court. The case marked the first time a Swiss court had heard a case involving enforced disappearance. The defendant had sought asylum in Swit

The man accused himself of having participated in the murder of opposition figures in Belarus. But time and again, he became involved in contradictions in court.

Swiss court acquits former Belarusian security operative in case of enforced disappearances

GENEVA (AP) -- A court in northern Switzerland on Thursday acquitted a former security Belarusian operative over the enforced disappearances of three of President Aleksander Lukashenko's political opponents in the late 1990s, said an advocacy group that spearheaded the case.