Russia calls for unbiased trial of nationals in Belarus.

MOSCOW (Itar-Tass) - Russia called on Belarussian
justice to arrange an unbiased trial of two Russian nationals accused of
participating in disorders in Minsk in December which followed the
presidential election which the opposition described as rigged.
Two Russian citizens Artem Breus and Ivan Gaponov were arrested for
alleged participation in the riots, but said there were ordinary
passers-by.
"We believe we have no right to interfere in the court proceedings,
but at the same time we cannot but see that no well-grounded charges have
been filed against our citizens," foreign ministry spokesman Alexander
Lukashevich said on Thursday adding lawyers and the accused "do not
understand what they are tried for."
"In this connection we greatly hope the Belarussian judiciary will
consider the case in an unbiased manner and pass a just ruling," the
spokesman said.
He recalled the court adjourned for a week on February 22 and quoted
trial participants as saying the break was necessary "to file some new
accusations against our citizens."
"We have been attentively following and continue to follow the course
of court hearings in Minsk and the trial initiated against two Russian
nationals Artem Breus and Ivan Gaponov," the spokesman said.