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Written question asked by Lord Brady of Altrincham (Conservative) on Thursday, 9 March 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 14 March 2006. It was answered by Douglas Alexander (Labour) on Tuesday, 14 March 2006 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.


Belarus

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made to the government of Belarus regarding the arrest, imprisonment and intimidation of opposition leaders (a) Anatoly Lebedko and (b) Vincuk Viacorka in the period leading up to the presidential election on 19 March.
Answer

The intimidation of Anatoly Lebedko and Vincuk Vyachorka is just one example of a pattern of harassment of the opposition by the Belarusian authorities. The Government deplores such harassment and, in addition to action in Minsk, the UK regularly makes its concerns clear to Belarusian representatives at the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe in Vienna and via the EU in Brussels.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
443 c2047-8W;443 c2047-8W; 58533
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Human rights Belarus
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk