Salihorsk human rights defender demands clarification on banned campaigning locations

Leanid Markhotka, Salihorsk representative of the Belarusian Helsinki Committee, has urged local district executive officials to clarify the restrictions on holding election campaigning events recently issued by the executive committee.

In his appeal, the human rights defender demands to specify which organizations should be considered as relating to the provision of national security in Salihorsk district, as election campaigning is prohibited within 50 meters of such institutions. He also urges local executive chiefs to publish the official explanations in the media and amend the restrictions, so that every person concerned could easily find the exact list of banned locations.