11 Oct 2013 14:44

Lukashenko: Baumgertner charged with embezzlement

MINSK. Oct 11 (Interfax) - Uralkali General Director Vladislav Baumgertner has been charged with embezzlement, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko told Russian reporters in Minsk on Friday.

"The charge [brought against him] has been changed to embezzlement. He [Baumgertner] is flabergasted," Lukashenko said.

Baumgertner was arrested in Minsk on August 26. The Belarusian Investigative Committee charged him with abuse of office. Last week Belarusian investigators adjusted charges of Baumgertner.