Quotas for Collecting Signatures for Lukashenka, Human Rights Defenders

07.10.2010 16:23
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According to Human Rights Center "Viasna", Novopolotsk City Council directed the requirement on the number of signatures to be gathered in support of the incumbent president Alexander Lukashenko to the enterprises and organizations management. "Managers are given the most stringent guidelines to ensure implementation of relevant plans, human rights groups report.

Executive committees are also advised, on the manner of making employees agree to sign and on the exact actions against those, unwilling to sign. «It is recommended to say that the signature does not obligate a person to vote just for Lukashenko, but only allows him to run for another term,» the defenders noted.

In Pinsk Executive Committee there was a meeting with the heads of largest enterprises and institutions on October 5. «Members of the Council urged the crowd to intensify the collection of signatures for the incumbent head of state in the workforce. At the same time they emphasized that the signature could be set only once, otherwise it would be invalid,» human rights activists said.

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