Niakliaeu ad Haidukevich make statements at “congress” “for independence”
- 8.06.2015, 15:51
The event organised by the Belarusian Language Society and the Council of Belarusian Intellectuals attracted about 30 participants.
The delegates of the “congress” were offered two draft statements – on the political situation and on amending the electoral system, BelaPAN reports.
Deputy head of the Belarusian Language Society Alena Anisim reminded the participants that the first session of the congress had been held in late December last year. She noted that the meeting was long overdue because “the situation in the world changed drastically” and “the question about the very existence of the independent Belarusian state came up”.
Politician Uladzimir Niakliaeu offered the participants of the “congress” to join his new movement, Radio Svaboda reports.
“The congress is the head, the Movement is arms and legs. The Congress puts forward the idea to collect a million of signatures of Belarusian citizens to support the independence, and the Movement will do it. We can do serious things only if we are united,” he explained.
Aleh Haidukevich, the deputy head of the Liberal Democratic Party, said the threat to the sovereignty of Belarus may come not only from Russia or Europe but also from inside the country.
“There are two factors in the country that can influence its sovereignty. These are the economy and the absence of the real political competition,” he said. Haidukevich suggested the introduction of the party list system to “elect at least 50% of MPs in this way”.
Aleh Trusau, Viktar Karniayenka, Aliaksandr Mekh and other politicians and activists made statements at the “congress”.
Aleh Haidukevich had been the chief of Minsk's Frunzenski district police department until 2012. Under his command, policemen detained and beat democratic activists, as well as made fake police reports that resulted in prison terms for hundreds of people. He quit the police to become a deputy head in his father Siarhei Haidukevich's Liberal Democratic Party of Belarus.