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Lukashenka Pardons U.S. Lawyer Imprisoned In Belarus

U.S. lawyer Emanuel Zeltser speaks to reporters just after being released from a prison hospital in Mogilyov on June 30.

June 30, 2009 A year ago, during a diplomatic dispute with the United States, the government of Belarus jailed Russian-born U.S. lawyer Emanuel Zeltser for alleged industrial espionage and carrying forged documents. Today, however, Minsk's relations with the West are improving, and Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka pardoned Zeltser in an effort to normalize relations with the United States. More

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