On Thursday, March 9, a press conference of the single democratic presidential candidate Alyaksandr Milinkevich will be held. The conference is dedicated to detentions of electioneering agents and activists of his campaign headquarters. The press conference will take place at Masherau Avenue, 8 (former Varvasheni Street) at 11 a.m.
The single democratic presidential candidate Alyaksandr Milinkevich has lodged a complaint to Anatol Kulyashou, Minsk internal affairs department of Minsk executive committee, with a demand to inform about the whereabouts of his agent, the leader of the Belarusian Popular Front Party Vintsuk Vyachorka. Referring to an absolute illegality of Vyachorka’s detention, Milinkevich demands to release him immediately.
The Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ) has appealed to Prosecutor General Pyotr Miklashevich and Interior Minister Vladimir Naumov to find and bring to justice the persons who “beat” journalists on March 2 and “prevented them from performing their professional functions.”
Sergei Skrebets, who is serving a 2.5-year prison sentence, has been transferred to the national prison hospital in Minsk because of the deterioration of his health, said the ex-lawmaker’s wife, Aleksandra.
Another meeting of the candidate for presidency Alyaksandr Milinkevich with Minsk dwellers was held in Minsk. The single candidate met with supporters in front of the Palace of Culture of Tractor plant. About 500 persons gathered there.
The single democratic candidate Alyaksandr Milinkevich is on the way to the police department of Maskouski district of Minsk. The democratic candidate is goings find out the whereabouts of his electioneering agent, the leader of the Belarusian Popular Front Party Vintsuk Vyachorka, an electioneering agent of the democratic forces candidate Alyaksandr Milinkevich.
“The situation is completely weird. The authorities have gone mad. After shooting at the car with campaign activists and beating up the presidential candidate, the status of an agent does not mean anything to them. The leader of the party, an electioneering agent of a presidential candidate, is possibly beaten up and abducted by the unknown. We are told nothing about the fate of Vintsuk Vyachorka. These events characterize the general situation in the country,” told the lawyer, human rights watchdog to the Charter’97 press centre about developments with the leader of the Belarusian Popular Front Party Vintsuk Vyachorka, an electioneering agent of the democratic forces candidate Alyaksandr Milinkevich.
Duty policeman of the police department of Maskouski district of Minsk told to the Charter’97 press center that the leader of the Belarusian Popular Front Party Vintsuk Vyachorka, the agent of the democratic forces’ candidate Alyaksandr Milinkevich, had not been taken to the police department. The same was said by representatives of the city police department in Lubimau street, where the BPF party leader was detained. The press secretary of the Interior affairs department of Minsk city executive committee Aleh Slepchanka also told that he could not say where the electioneering agent of the presidential candidate is kept, and said that “he is sure to be found tomorrow”.
The whereabouts of the leader of the Belarusian Popular Front Party Vintsuk Vyachorka, an electioneering agent of the democratic forces candidate Alyaksandr Milinkevich, is still unknown. The politician has been detained today in the district Paudnyovy Zakhad (“Southern West”) after the meeting of the single candidate with voters. He was seized together with a microbus with sound-amplifying equipment. The mobile phone of the politician is switched off. The activist of Alyaksandr Milinkevich’s headquarters have informed to the Charter’97 press center that it had been possible to reach him on the phone some time earlier. The leader of the BPF party lifted the receiver, but said nothing. However, the sound of beating was heard at that moment. The yells were heard: “An agent?! Face to the ground!”
“Conviction of election campaign activists, Uladizimir Shantsau and Anatol Lyabedzka, is a total arbitrariness. That’s the limit! The vestiges of the common sense and decorum y carrying out elections campaign are trampled underfoot. I think that the authorities have gone mad with fear, as they have no popular support. Alyaksandr Milinkevich’s agents will go to regions of Belarus on a stump. It’s impossible to stop the campaign for the single democratic candidate!” the leader of the campaign HQ Syarhei Kalyakin said, commenting on the trials held in Mahilyou over Anatol Lyabedzka, an electioneering agent of Alyaksandr Milinkevich, and the head of Mahilyou regional HQ Uladzimir Shantsau.
National white-red-white flag was hanged out today in Barysau. Zubr activists hanged the flag today morning on the bridge over animated street. Thousands of Barysau dwellers could see the flag waving over their town.
The democratic forces’ single candidate for presidency Alyaksandr Milinkevich met with voters of Minsk today. The meeting was held in front of cinema “Byarestse”. A thousand and a half of Minsk dwellers gathered to meet with Milinekvich. People had portraits of the single candidate with them. They were chanting: “Milinkevich!”, “Ling live Belarus!”, “Freedom!” After the meeting policemen detained a microbus with amplifying equipment. At that moment Vintsuk Vyachorka, the leader of the Belarusian Popular Front Party, an electioneering agent of the democratic candidate, was in the car.
As expected, on March 8 the US Congress is to consider resolution on Belarus. The draft resolution expresses support to the aspiration of the people of Belarus to bring democracy, rule of law and respect to human rights to the country. The draft resolution contains appeal to the leadership of Belarus to hold free and fair presidential elections, the press-service of the CIWR.ORG informs.
The single presidential candidate of democratic forces of Belarus Alyaksandr Milinkevich congratulate with the International Women’s Day. “Dear women! After March 19 men of a new Belarus will take down the burden of today’s problems from your delicate shoulders. My election agenda guarantees substantial protection of motherhood and childhood, decent living standards, opportunities for good education and highly paid job. We shall have confidence in the future. Woman will have opportunities and time for personal growth, for their families and for good rest,” told the candidate for presidency in his address to women of Belarus.
Minsk, 7 March. Sergei Kalyakin, campaign manager of opposition presidential candidate Aleksandr Milinkevich, has requested Russia`s NTV television network, to do an interview with Mr. Milinkevich and air it during its "Real Politics" show.
The camp of Aleksandr Milinkevich has filed a complaint with the central election commission about the First Belarusian Radio Channel`s editing of the presidential candidate`s second address broadcast on Monday.
Germany’s Deputy Foreign Minister Gernot Erler on March 7 received presidential candidate Aleksandr Kozulin to discuss the situation in Belarus in the run-up to the election, reported the press office of the German ministry.
Belarus`s security chief said on Wednesday his agency had uncovered an opposition plot to mount a violent coup in the days after this month`s presidential election.
“We stand with the women in Belarus who advocate human rights in a run-up to this month`s election,” said US President George Bush on March 7 in his remarks for Women`s History Month and celebration of International Women`s Day. The US President reminded that he welcomed two widows of abducted politicians from Belarus, leaders of the civil initiative “We Remember” Iryna Krasouskaya and Svyatlana Zavadskaya. “Recently I welcomed two women from Belarus who were concerned about the repressive nature of their government. We stand with the women in Belarus who advocate human rights in a run-up to this month`s election. America will continue to support courageous reformers around the world,” George Bush said.
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