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The site includes the constitution of 1994 and the changes of the (questionable? illegal?) referendum of November, 1996.
I seriously doubt if those in office or working as bureaucrats within the regime of Mr. Lukashenka consider themselves to be part of a legitimate government. They appear to assuming that the longer they control Belarus, the more "legitimate" (sic) they will become.
Note that the UN Web site is in Belarusian (as well as English and Russian) -- something almost all of the Lukashenka regime Web sites are not.
Although this is an unofficial Web site, the content reads like a governmental regime press release, and thus I do not consider it a reliable resource, although it does summarize dates when events took place -- even though the terms describing the events are not accurate nor objectively stated.
This article succinctly summarizes some important aspects of the Lukashenka regime as they affect Belarusian national and cultural identity.
Note: Under the 1994 Belarusian Constitution, Aleksandr Lukashenko's term of office expired on July 20, 1999, and so there is currently no democratically elected president.
[The following list is not up-to-date. I attempted, through 2000, to keep this list current, but have lost access to appropriate information sources. Refer to official Web sites for current info -- if you can find it.]
Telegrams: Prezidentu Lukashenko, Mensk, Belarus
Faxes: + 375 (17) 223-58-25
Tel: + 375 (17) 222-39-07
Notes:
According to the NBB Information Directorate, the hotline is expected to ensure better contacts with the population on the activities of the banking system, including currency exchange transactions, and help the NBB more efficiently reveal irregularities in the activities of currency exchange offices, banks and other institutions.
Director: A. K. Golubovich
220002 Mensk, Kropotkin Street, 55
TEL: 375 (17) 268-65-23
FAX: 375 (17) 268-65-20 (ask to turn on fax machine before sending fax!)
This organization of the "revised" constitution is recognized by only a couple of other nations and by almost no international organizations, due to the illegality of the referendum of November 24, 1996, and all "elections" since May, 1995. Most of the participants were appointed by Mr. Lukashenka, and thus, there are certainly no checks and balances in the current Belarusian government. The 13th Supreme Soviet is still recognized internationally as the democratically elected parliament of Belarus--even if they were deposed by Mr. Lukashenka and his cronies.
"Ivan Pashkevich, a member of the Chamber of Representatives, told an international conference in Minsk on 8 February [2002] that every one in two bills passed by the chamber contravenes the constitution, BelaPAN reported. Pashkevich noted that making laws is almost the sole privilege of the Presidential Bill Drafting Center that, according to Pashkevich, produces draft laws on a 'mass scale.' He divulged that lawmakers are not familiar with or do not understand some 95 percent of the bills passed by the chamber, because they do not have the time to read them. 'Even if [the legislature] postpones some bills, they are returned [to the chamber] with manic persistence and passed on the third or fourth try,' Pashkevich added."
Source: RFE/RL Newsline, Compiled by Jan Maksymiuk; February 11, 2002 [ emphasis, ABM Web site ]
Respublika Belarus
220050 g. Mensk
Ul. Internatsionalnaya, 22
Prokuratura Respubliki Belarus
I.o Generalnogo prokurora
Bozhelko, Oleg
Faxes: + 375 172 26 41 66
Telegrams: I.O Generalnogo prokurora, Mensk, Belarus
Note: Most of the judges were appointed by Mr. Lukashenka, and thus, there are certainly no checks and balances in the current Belarusian government. The processes in almost all of the courtrooms and their judgments certainly warrant no respect, and are often used to punish those who disagree with Mr. Lukashenka, or are perceived to be real or potential rivals.
Under the 1996 constitution (which is not recognized internationally), Supreme Court judges are nominated by the president, confirmed by the National Assembly upper house (which the president appoints) and can be dismissed by the president alone.
Please read news reports of court proceedings and judgments to see what a sham (and a total insult to Belarusians everywhere) is generally taking place within the Belarusian court system. Refer to the language and human rights sections of this Web site for some representative news articles in this regard.
Respublika Belarus
220030 g. Mensk
Ul. Lenina, 28
Verkhovny Sud Respubliki Belarus
Predsedatelyu Sukalo V.
First Deputy Chairperson of the Supreme Court: Pyotr Miklashevich (appointed: September 17, 1999)
Deputy Chairperson of the Supreme Court: Valery Vyshkevich (appointed: April 3, 2000)
Judges:
Summer Olympics, 2004, Athens, Greece: In a decision coordinated with all members of the EU, Greek authorities banned Belarusian Sports Minister Yuri Sivakou (Sivakov) from entering Greece because of his alleged involvement in the disappearances of opposition politicians and a journalist in Belarus in 1999-2000 (see "RFE/RL Belarus and Ukraine Report," 10 August 2004, Volume 6, Number 28)
Tel: (375 172) 27 23 58 / 27 87 91
URL: www.noc.by
E-mail: NOC-RB@belsonet.net
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National Railway Company of Belarus
Statistical/Technical Info at URL:
http://mercurio.iet.unipi.it/list/belarus.html
Last Updated: 4/11/99