News on the topic: Slutsk
26.09.2008 Slutsk: Teachers forced to vote early
BHC representative in Salihorsk Leanid Markhotka took a picture of an ad placed on the billboard in Slutsk gymnasia # 1: “Dear colleagues! Today (September 25th) it is necessary to vote promptly. Lists of the teachers who had not voted yet were requested from the precinct election commissions”, – the ad says. It is signed by deputy principal Uladzimir Yablychkin.
23.09.2008 Slutsk: Very different “equal” conditions for campaigning
Vital Amialkovich, observer in Slutsk district # 74, reports violation of teh principle of equality of candidates occurred in the district. For instance, voters were forced to come to the majority of meetings with the official candidate Inesa Kliashchuk. Kliashchuk openly enjoyed the support from the officials of Slutsk rayon executive committee: deputy chair of the executive committee Piotr Dauhuchyts and head of the ideology department Larysa Dabravolskaya. They accompanied the candidate to the meetings, and used service vehicles to take the candidate to rural areas.
23.09.2008 Slutsk: Words “Vote only on September 28!”
Vital Amialkovich, observer in Slutsk election district # 74, reports, printing press staff attempted to exclude words “Vote only on September 28!” from the leaflet of the UDF candidate Anatol Yurevich. The phrase was finally included in the leaflet after interference of chairman of Slutsk district election commission Alexander Andrushkevich.
17.08.2008 Slutsk: Executive committee’s ideologists “train” chairs and secretaries of precinct election commissions
On August 15th two conferences took place in the building of Slutsk rayon executive committee. The first conference gathered chairmen and secretaries of rural precinct election commissions, and the second one gathered chairmen and secretaries of urban precinct committees. The conferences were organized directly by Slutsk executive committee officials: deputy head of the committee for social issues and ideological work Piotr B. Dauhuchyts and head of ideological department of the committee Larysa H. Dabravolskaya.
