Authorities liquidate entrepreneurs’ organization
11:25, — Politics
Justice Ministry has filed a suit to the Supreme Court to liquidate the republican public association “Perspektiva”. In the report placed at the web site of the ministry on January 12 it is stated that “a meeting of entrepreneurs was held on January 10 in Minsk. Among others, the leader of the Republican public association “Perspektiva” Anatol Shumchanka has taken an active part in the meeting”.
“While the unsanctioned meeting of entrepreneurs was held, traffic on Independence Avenue near Independence Square was paralyzed (for 1 hour 20 minutes). Actions of organizers of this unsanctioned meeting, including the Republican public association “Perspektiva”, a considerable damage has been inflicted to interests of citizens, to public and state interests”, the report reads.
The Law “On public Associations” contains a norm that “A public association can be liquidated by a court ruling for one-time violation of the law on mass events in cases when it is envisaged by legal acts,” Justice Ministry underlined.
“Part 2 of Article 15 “On mass events” reads that if a responsible person of a public association hadn’t provided a duly order of organizing and holding a meeting, street march, demonstration and picketing, which caused infliction of large-scale damage or substantial damage to rights and legal interests of citizens, organizations or state or public interests, can be liquidated in the procedure prescribed by law,” Justice Ministry report reads.
The association of entrepreneurs “Perspektiva” was registered on March 12, 2003. Its leader A. Shumchanka was sentenced to 15 days of administrative arrest.
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