Аннотация: Political prisoners in Belarus must be released. An essay.
Political prisoners in Belarus must be released. An essay.
How will the repressions in Belarus affect the situation in the South Caucasus, will affect the results of the elections in Armenia on June 20, 2021? Any people with democratic traditions do not want to live in conditions of repressive pressure.
As for the influence of events in Belarus on the situation in Moldova, the results of the recent presidential elections in Moldova (the results, disastrous for Dodon) make it possible to assert with confidence that the situation in Belarus has a powerful influence on the expression of the will of Moldovan voters.
'The head of state [Maia Sandu] completed consultations with parliamentary factions on Monday [March 29, 2021]. As a result of these conversations, the President said that there are legal grounds to dismiss the current parliament. "I decided to appeal to the Constitutional Court to ascertain the compliance with the constitutional conditions for the dissolution of parliament. This is the competence of the court. If they answer that there are conditions, then we will appeal to the citizens," Sandu said. " [unofficial translation] (https://ru.sputnik.md/politics/20210330/34186195/sotsialisty-uvedomili-ks-ob-otsutstvii-obstoyatelstv-dlya-rospuska-parlamenta.html).
Thus, there is a possibility of the dissolution of the Moldovan parliament and the holding of new elections of parliament members. Lukashenko's actions in Belarus will have - no doubt - an impact on the results of these elections.
A video conference was held with the participation of Macron, Merkel and Putin. They discussed, among other issues, the situation in Belarus.
'BERLIN, March 31 [2021]. / TASS /. Germany and France consider it necessary to have an inclusive dialogue and free elections in Belarus. This was announced on Tuesday evening by the press service of the Cabinet of Ministers of Germany following the talks between the Presidents of Russia and France, Vladimir Putin and Emmanuel Macron, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.' [unofficial translation] (https://tass.ru/mezhdunarodnaya-panorama/11033055?utm_source=yxnews&utm_medium=desktop)
The prospects for the release of political prisoners in Belarus, an end to the beatings and intimidation of Belarusians by the Lukashenko's regime are becoming more real.
First of all, those politicians who were detained before August 9, 2020 and who were a direct participants in the pre-election process are subject to release.
March 31, 2021 08:55
Translation from Russian into English: March 31, 2021 09:34.
Владимир Владимирович Залесский 'Политические заключенные в Белоруссии должны быть освобождены. Очерк'.