Court upholds Zeltser's sentence

MINSK. Oct 31 (Interfax-AVN) - The Belarusian Supreme Court has let stand the sentence imposed earlier on U.S lawyer Emanuel Zeltser, Zeltser's lawyer Dmitry Goryachko told reporters on Friday.

On August 11, 2008, the Minsk City Court sentenced Zeltser to three years in a penal colony for commercial espionage and the use of forged documents.