Authorities Afraid Of European Belarus Candidate's Speech

Aksana Yushkevich's appeal has not been aired on Radio Minsk.

Radio Minsk failed to air the previously recorded appeal of European Belarus civil campaign activist, registered candidate for deputy Aksana Yushkevich, the press service of European Belarus reports.

The appeal was supposed to be broadcast today at 7.45. We're trying to find out the reasons.

We remind that on October 19th, Radio Minsk didn't give an opportunity to present a speech to Iryna Khalip, a well-known Belarusian journalist, an agent of candidate for deputy of Aksana Yushkevich.

According to the European Belarus legal service, the Belarusian authorities and Radio Minsk then flagrantly violated the Belarusian legislation, in particular Article 76 of the Electoral Code, which allows the candidate's agents to represent the candidate's interests in relations with any state bodies.

"The agents help the candidate in the election campaign, agitate for his election, represent the interests of the candidate in relations with government agencies, public associations, voters, as well as in the commissions," - Article 76 of the Election Code reads.

After that, Aksana Yushkevich herself recorded the appeal, but it was not aired.