Independent “elections” observers persecuted in regions

• 11.11.2008, 15:34

A persecution campaign was started against Alyaksandr Zhydkevich, dweller of Bychykha village of the Haradok district, who observed the “parliamentary elections”.

Officials warned the oppositionist during the “elections”: “The elections will end on 28 September, but you will have to live here.” Just after the “electoral campaign”, Alyaksandr Zhydkevich, working as a dentist in a rural health post, faced problems with his chiefs, milinkevich.org reports.

The young specialist had to struggle for proper keeping of medical drugs. Honest position of Alyaksandr Zhydkevich resulted in a lying complaint in Remarks Book of October 15, saying a client allegedly paid for free medical care in August. A relative of one of the “offended” officers of the rural health post, wrote a complaint of alleged extortion.

Reaction of officers of city militia was quick. They took away documents of the young specialist, and talk with patients of the doctor. Ill-wishers are going to instigate a falsified case against the specialist, who said he had the right to elect and be elected, demanded fulfilling of job instructions that administration and unfair officers of the post didn’t like.

A visiting session of the Haradok district military enlistment office was held today, where Alyaksandr Zhydkevich and other present draft-age men were fingerprinted. They weren’t explained their rights and duties concerning this procedure. After this procedure, a militiaman took his passport away and ordered to wait for ... a militia squad.

Alyaksandr Zhydkevich informed the prosecutor’s office of the Harodak district about this outrageous situation. An officer of the prosecutor’s office advised to file a complaint.