New Perspective on Belarus Detention
A few days ago I posted a press release about the detention in Minsk of Emanuel Zeltser, described as a human rights lawyer. The story was later reported in Forbes and elsewhere.
Now, Russian oligarchi-in-exile Boris Berezovsky tells Georgian TV station Rustavi2 Emanuel Zeltser is a swindler who is trying to seize the assets of Berezovsky’s former partner Badri Patarkatsishvili, who died suddenly in February.
“they [Joseph Kay and Emanuel Zeltser] presented themselves as people authorized to manage Badri’s assets. Shortly after that it became absolutely clear that they were swindlers, who have falsified documents and as far as I know Mr. Zeltser is now in prison in Belarus, where they also tried to seize Badri’s assets through faked documents “ Details and lots of other interesting tidbits about Georgian politics in the full English transcript of the interview.
Meanwhile, someone posted a long comment on my earlier post titled
BEREZOVSKY AND BELARUS KGB PLOT AGAINST US LAWYER EMANUEL ZELTSER
This is what we call an информационная война (“information war”). Make your own decision about what to believe, I’m just the messenger here.
Kat N
March 26, 2008 @ 10:23 pm
Russian media and politics are usually so embroiled in mud-slinging and name calling and finger pointing, we forget these are people we are discussing. Think about it. Who do you believe spin-doctored Berezovsky or someone imprisoned in Belarus, a country spun by the same doctor (Lord Bell ring a bell?)
For more information please visit:
http://www.saveemanuelzeltser.com
and
http://freeemanuelandvlada.blogspot.com
Media Re:public
March 27, 2008 @ 10:14 am
You’re right I shouldn’t have been so flippant. Even if everything Berezovsky says about Zeltser were true (which I doubt), I wouldn’t wish Belarusian jail or legal system on anyone. I do hope Zeltser and Funk are released quickly.
Persephone