News on the topic: Belarusian Popular Front
04.09.2008 Ministry of Justice demands that BPF remove white-red-flag from headquarters entrance
The central office of the Belarusian Popular Front was visited by a consultant of the department of non-governmental organization of the Ministry of Justice Alexander Kharyton.
02.09.2008 Head of Rechytsa constituency commission says Putsitski owns thousands of shares
During the registration of candidates to the Chamber of Representatives the head of Rechytsa constituency electoral commission Vital Atamanchuk stated that candidate Putsitski allegedly owned thousands of shares of stock companies. Putsitski’s adherents consider this statement as an attempt to raise doubts among those who attended the sitting of the commission and thus discredit the candidate.
02.09.2008 Horki: candidate is threatened with changes in biography and prohibition to publish his electoral program
Constituency electoral commission #81 threatens Andrei Yurkou, a candidate for deputy from the Belarusian Popular Front Adradzhenne, with introduction of changes in his biography and prohibition to publish his electoral program in the local newspaper.
02.09.2008 Three candidates of the United democratic forces withdraw from election
The head of the Homel oblast organization of the United Civil Party Vasil Palyakou and Homel UCP activist Leanid Sudalenka refused to run in the parliamentary election.
02.09.2008 Belarusian Popular Front Party withdraws candidates from parliamentary elections
On August 30 the Sojm (Council) of the Belarusian Popular Front party decided to withdraw party candidates for deputies before 23 September.
14.08.2008 Baranavichy: how much saliva and how many fingerprints will be enough?
‘How much saliva and how many fingerprints should I take to police to be left alone?’ asks a resident of Baranavichy, member of the Belarusian Popular Front Party Viktar Meziak. For the first time his saliva and fingerprints were taken by the local police inspector. Then other policemen started calling demanding his saliva and fingerprints as well. ‘I have to explain to them that I have taken saliva and fingerprints already. It seems to me that it is a purposeful action so that one would not feel comfortable.’ The last such call Meziak received on 12 August at 11 pm.
08.08.2008 Pressurization of activists of Belarusian Popular Front Party
On 7 August a candidate from the BPF Party Yury Karetnikau passed to Minsk south-western district electoral commission #99 a list of 50 members of the BPF Party who agreed to be members of his initiative group.
08.08.2008 Minsk: it is prohibited to hang paintings on the walls at BPF central office
On 8 August representatives of the fire security service of Savetski district of Minsk visited the central office of the Belarusian Popular Front Party. They held a check-up there and made several remarks to the secretaries of the office.
07.08.2008 Brest KGB considers actions towards Alexander Mekh legal
On 6 August a potential candidate at the parliamentary elections, the head of Kobryn town organization of the Belarusian Popular Front Party Alexander Mekh received an answer to his complaint to the KGB.
07.08.2008 Brest oblast: oppositionists still interrogated in ‘Minsk blast’ case
When Alexander Chorny, the first secretary of Kobryn town committee of the Party of Communists of Belarusian, signed out of the hospital he was visited by police officers who brought a ‘questioning blank’ with them.
07.08.2008 Shklou: pressurization of Ryhor Kastusiou continues
Ryhor Kastusiou, the head of Mahiliou organization of the Belarusian Popular Front Party and candidate to the Chamber of Representatives, has received a letter from A.Pabortsau, the head of the financial investigations department of the State Control Committee, with the demand to provide an income declaration for 2005-2007. The same letters were received by Kastusiou’s wife, son and elder daughter. The politician is of the opinion that such letters are sent to his family because of his participation in the electoral campaign.
05.08.2008 Fingerprints taken from Barys Vyrvich
On 4 August the police officers Kiryl Khlus and Alexander Rusetski came to the apartment of Barys Vyrvich, hear of the initiative group of the candidate to the Chamber of Representatives Ryhor Kastusiou, member of the BPF Party. The police officers asked Mr. Vyrvich where he had been on 3 July. Then they took his fingerprints and a saliva sample. Barys Vyrvich is convinced that the interrogation in the case of the blast in Minsk is connected with his public position and activities as the head of Kastusiou’s initiative group.
05.08.2008 Oppositional candidate Aliaksei Yanukevich is summonsed to KGB in connection with 4 July blast
A KGB officer Yury Salauyou has called to the deputy head of the Belarusian Popular Front Party, candidate to the Chamber of Representatives Aliaksei Yanukevich to invite him to a ‘talk’ in connection with the blast which had taken place in Minsk on 4 July in the morning.
05.08.2008 Kobryn: MP confesses blackmailing Alexander Mekh
Kobryn court has carried out preliminary consideration of the case on complaint of the Belarusian popular Front Party activist Alexander Mekh. He complains of illegal dismissal from work.
05.08.2008 BPF party is forced to remove white-red-white flag from façade of its office
The housing and maintenance department of the Savetski district of Minsk demands that the Belarusian popular Front party remove a white-red-white flag from the building where the headquarters of the party is situated, and warned that otherwise the rental contract with the party could be dissolved. The office in Masherau Street, 8 where the headquarters of the Belarusian Popular Front is situated, is the place where opposition traditionally holds many its meetings.
