Maladechna authorities hold secret meeting to form election commissions

Maladechna human rights activists Eduard Balanchuk and Ales Kaputski were not invited to attend the meeting for the formation of local election commissions, despite an official application by the Belarusian Helsinki Committee.

The activists say the information on the time of the meeting was kept secret.

On 28 September, they activists were informed that the commissions had been formed on the previous day. Apart from that, the officials refused to provide information on their composition.

‘Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections’