26.09.2008 Krychau: Does ideology worker conceal his job from voters?

Observer Raman Razhdzestvenski reports, candidate Natallia Belkina produced two types of leaflets, in which she mentioned different places as her current job.

26.09.2008 Baranavichy: Report once you've voted

We have received another documented evidence of the fact that school teachers and staff are “insistently asked” to vote early from Baranavichy. Moreover, those who have cast votes have to sign the special lists which are kept in the teachers’ room.

26.09.2008 Mahiliou: Information about candidate not posted because… he has no higher education

At polling station # 40 of district # 85 campaign materials of Aliaksei Paulouski are not posted.

Aliaksei Paulouski points out, he visited polling stations many times and noticed that some of them failed to place his campaign materials on the board.

26.09.2008 Minsk: Replacement of early voting ballot papers is to take place tonight

Friday, September 26th – is the “test” day for early voting. It is believed, replacement of ballot papers will occur tonight when the voting ends. Such a conclusion is made on the basis of information coming from staffers of different Minsk institutions and organizations.

26.09.2008 Hrodna: Youth forced to vote early

Today Siarhei Malchyk, agent of candidate Siarhei Antusevich, encountered a group of BRSM activists, who were stopping students and forced them to go to the polls and vote early.

26.09.2008 Belarusians “persuaded” to vote early.

Vitebsk, Biaroza, Navapolatsak, Polatsak

26.09.2008 Candidate uses work phones and staff

On September 25th Yuras Zhydovich, voter in Brest –Centralnaya district, called on the number 42-65-58, indicated in the campaign leaflet of candidate Larysa Bahdanovich. Bahdanovich is head physician of the regional center for rehabilitation for children with psycho-neurotic diseases. The phone was answered by secretary of the medical center. On the question about meetings of the candidate with voters she answered that no more meetings were planned. The secretary was so aware of the campaign as if she works not in the medical institution but in the candidate’s headquarters.

Evidently, Larysa Bahdanovich uses not only her work phones, but also her personnel, her subordinates in order to achieve her political goals. This is prohibited by the law.

26.09.2008 Commissions conceal the number of people who voted early

Vitebsk, Drahichyn...

26.09.2008 Slutsk: Teachers forced to vote early

BHC representative in Salihorsk Leanid Markhotka took a picture of an ad placed on the billboard in Slutsk gymnasia # 1: “Dear colleagues! Today (September 25th) it is necessary to vote promptly. Lists of the teachers who had not voted yet were requested from the precinct election commissions”, – the ad says. It is signed by deputy principal Uladzimir Yablychkin.

26.09.2008 Franak Viachorka, one of BPF Youth leaders, sent to military hospital

On September 26th Minsk regional military medical commission decided to send Franak Viachorka to military hospital.

Let us remind the readers, on July 16th medical commission of the military enlistment office of Savetski rayon of Minsk recognized the youth activist ineligible for military service. However, the regional medical commission challenged that and sent Franak for another medical examination.

Franak Viachorka told BelaPAN, he does not exclude his military enlistment soon.