Why was Emanuel Zeltser arrested in Minsk?
Emanuel Zeltser is a lawyer of US citizen Joseph Kay, a distant relative of Georgian businessman Badri Patarkatsishvili. After Patarkatsishvilis death on 13 February, J. Kay presented documents, proving he was an executor of his will. The documents were prepared by E. Zeltser, but B. Patarkatsishvilis relatives say they were forged, after that E. Zeltser was detained in Minsk. On 13 May Tbilisi court has recognized Joseph Kay as a legitimate executor of the will, by this confirming the documents are authentic. The details of Zeltsers arrest are not officially commented, as the case is has a status of a state secret. On 27 May a case on part 1 of article 328 (possession and smuggling of illegal drugs) and part 2 of article 228 (drugs smuggling) of the Criminal Code of Belarus was instituted against E. Zeltser. He hasnt been presented the charged over the case, which doesnt have a status of state secret. Zeltsers physician appealed to the Prosecutor General Office several times saying th
