Former deputy prosecutor-general in Belarus gets six years in jail
The former deputy prosecutor-general of Belarus, Alyaksandr Arkhipau, has been sentenced to six years in prison for abuse of office and bribe-taking.
The Belarusian Supreme Court's Military Collegiate also ruled on June 17 to confiscate Arkhipau's car and a 20-kilogram gold bullion he reportedly received as a bribe.
Arkhipau's co-defendant, the former chairman of the Belarusian parliament's House of Representatives, Uladzimer Kanaplyou, was found guilty of not reporting a crime and fined the equivalent of $13,000.
Arkhipau was detained in November on charges he helped to stop an investigation into a deadly traffic accident in return for a bribe.
He was later released on condition he not leave Minsk before the investigations were over.
Arkhipau was immediately arrested after his verdict and sentencing were made public on June 17.
The Belarusian Supreme Court's Military Collegiate also ruled on June 17 to confiscate Arkhipau's car and a 20-kilogram gold bullion he reportedly received as a bribe.
Arkhipau's co-defendant, the former chairman of the Belarusian parliament's House of Representatives, Uladzimer Kanaplyou, was found guilty of not reporting a crime and fined the equivalent of $13,000.
Arkhipau was detained in November on charges he helped to stop an investigation into a deadly traffic accident in return for a bribe.
He was later released on condition he not leave Minsk before the investigations were over.
Arkhipau was immediately arrested after his verdict and sentencing were made public on June 17.