Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Belarus Continues Pressure on Private Attorneys

The Ministry of Justice for Belarus recently issued a decision removing the Chairman of the Minsk Regional Bar Association, Alexander Palchanka, from the influential governmental Committee on Attorney Activities. Analysts report that the decision is the result of Palchanka's support of Belarusian attorneys who were recently disbarred, apparently for representing political opponents of President Lukashenko.


http://www.svaboda.org/content/article/2316219.html

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