Leanid Padbiaretski, member of the Tell the Truth civil campaign and Belarusian Social Democratic Party (Hramada) running for Parliament in Mahiliou constituency No. 84, has addressed the constituency’s election commission with a demand not to register pro-government potential candidate Uladizmir Vasilenka as candidate.

The pro-democratic activist argues that members of Mr. Vasilenka’s initiative group collected signatures for his nomination in one of the city’s hostels with the use of administrative resources. Meanwhile, employees of the hostel were ordered not to allow other campaigners canvassing inside the hostel.

“Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections”