BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

20/02/2008

Belarusian President Warns Judges Against Political Involvement

Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka on February 19 warned judges and prosecutors against getting involved in politics, Belapan and RFE/RL's Belarus Service reported. Lukashenka made the statement while introducing the new head of the Constitutional Court, Pyotr Miklashevich, and new Prosecutor-General Ryhor Vasilevich. Each previously held the other's position. "Some judges and prosecutors have gone into politics," Lukashenka said. "They worry about how we may be perceived by America and the European Union. But these are not your problems. These are problems of the president of the country and, partly, of the prime minister. It is we who will be sorting out these political issues." Lukashenka did not specify what particular political involvement prosecutors and judges might seek. He also failed to explain why he reappointed Vasilevich and Miklashevich to one another's posts. AM

Source:

http://www.rferl.org/newsline/2008/02/3-cee/cee-200208.asp

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