Homel: somebody purposefully removes electoral posters of candidates
The electoral posters of
the presidential candidate Andrei Sannikau disappeared from the informational
stands of the Navabelitski district of Homel. ’In the morning all electoral
posters at about 15 informational stands were at their places, but in 2 hours
all of them were removed. Somebody must have purposefully torn them away,’
explained the democratic activist Viktar Kazlou.
It’s worth mentioning that the electoral posters of all candidates but
Lukashenka are regularly painted with swastikas or insults by unknown persons.
For instance, the slogan ‘Down with the Pole!’ was written on the electoral
poster of Vital Rymasheuski in Zharkouski
Street, though it’s well-known that he is
Belarusian by nationality.
Homel human rights defenders also state the lack of places for agitation. For
instance, the authorities determined just of 90 x 100 cm space at the
informational stands for all ten candidates – the rest is occupied by
commercial ads. However, this space is enough just for placing posters of 2
candidates, not 10. ‘Should we start a contest right there, remove the posters
of others or over-post them?’, asks the civil activist Kastus Zhukouski.
Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections
