Militiamen stood trials on assault

The Court of Brest Area considered two cassation appeals of former militiamen in January. The both appeals were found unreasonable. Verdicts of the district courts were upheld. Vital Vandich, deputy head of the Malaryta Internal Affairs Department, was sentenced to 3 years and 3 months in prison, and Vadzim Varanets, detective officer of the criminal militia of the Pinsk Internal Affairs Department, got 3 years in colony. Former militiamen were thrown to prison for excess of power.