The three members of the opposition Republican party faction announced their protest during a parliament session today. The move reportedly prompted security guards to usher journalists out of the building.
The three are calling for changes to election laws that would ensure a fair process at the October parliamentary elections. One of the three hunger strikers, Valery Fralou said: "We will not tolerate privatization of power in Belarus by [President Alyaksandr] Lukashenka. We will not tolerate a president for life with the right to transfer power by hereditary succession. Nobody should have any illusions: a group of government officials are plotting a crime against the Belarusian people, a constitutional coup."
The three are also calling for the release of their opposition colleague, Mikhail Marynich, who was jailed in April on charges of stealing confidential documents.
(Reuters/AP)
The three are calling for changes to election laws that would ensure a fair process at the October parliamentary elections. One of the three hunger strikers, Valery Fralou said: "We will not tolerate privatization of power in Belarus by [President Alyaksandr] Lukashenka. We will not tolerate a president for life with the right to transfer power by hereditary succession. Nobody should have any illusions: a group of government officials are plotting a crime against the Belarusian people, a constitutional coup."
The three are also calling for the release of their opposition colleague, Mikhail Marynich, who was jailed in April on charges of stealing confidential documents.
(Reuters/AP)
