In Salihorsk, the police detained Ivan Shyla, head of the initiative group of Aliaksei Valabuyeu, right in the Salihorsk district executive committee. The young activist wanted to come to the sitting on formation of the precinct election commissions, to one of which he was nominated.
Natallia Karpava, member of the initiative group of the BCD member Taisiya Kabanchuk and member of a precinct election commission, was warned that she could lose her job at the district library system. This information was passed to the activist by her father, who used to work in the state structures before the retirement.
On 10 March the sitting of the Baranavichy city executive committee on formation of precinct commissions took place. Aleh Savos, Chairperson of the personnel department of the Baranavichy city executive committee, played the role of reporter at the sitting. The composition of 66 precinct commissions consisting of 685 members was approved for just five minutes.
On 9 March the sitting of the Mazyr district executive committee on formation of precinct commissions took place. The sitting was attended by nine persons. Before the beginning of the sitting Veranika Baikova, Chairperson of the personnel work banned taking photos and recording anything on Dictaphone. She also warned the present representatives of the Belarusian Popular Front Party and the United Civil Party that discussion and asking questions during the sittings weren’t provided by the Election Code.
According to the timing sheet of the elections to local Soviets of Deputies, the agitation for candidates to deputies must start on 16 March. Nevertheless, the state-owned newspaper Kalinkavitskiya Naviny decided to start promoting pro-governmental candidates before this term.
On 9 March the administration of the Zhodzina pre-trial prison refused to release Ivan Mikhailau and stated that the excerpt from the court verdict on his case that was brought by his relatives wasn’t enough for releasing him. The complete text of the verdict was passed to the prison administration on 10 March, after which Mr. Mikhailau was released.
Young activists Maksim Viniarski, Palina Kuryianovich and Palina Dziakava held a protest action today morning. They unfurled a banner ‘No to Cooperation with Belarusian Dictatorship!’ near the Embassy of Lithuania in Minsk in Zakharau Street to protest against the invitation of Aliaksandr Lukashenka to the festivities on occasion of the 20th anniversary of Reestablishment of the independence of Lithuania.
On 4 March Siarhei Housha, observer of the Belarusian Language Society at the Baranavichy district election commission, received an answer from the Central Election Commission to his application of 24 February 2010.
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