BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

03/08/2007

Belarusian Authorities Move To Suspend Opposition Communist Party

The Supreme Court on August 2 confirmed the Justice Ministry's two warnings to the opposition Belarusian Party of Communists (PKB), Belapan reported. The ministry issued the warnings for paperwork irregularities and for the PKB's participation in the founding conference of a Belarusian left-wing alliance, which took place not in Belarus, as required by legislation, but in Ukraine. Under Belarusian regulations, a party that receives two official warnings within a year may be suspended. PKB leader Syarhey Kalyakin said the court ruling will not discourage those who support the party. "That would be the case even if the party were outlawed. These people will always be socially active," he added. JM

Source:

http://www.rferl.org/newsline/2007/08/3-cee/cee-030807.asp