BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

16/03/2006

Swedish Election Observers Escorted out of Belarus

The two Swedish election observers taken into custody by Belarusian police on Tuesday were escorted out of the country by the KGB on Wednesday.

The two, who are members of the Swedish Liberal Party, were accused of breaking a law against conducting opinion polls. They were in the former Soviet republic to monitor this Sunday's presidential elections.

Six Danish election observers were also taken into custody Tuesday and ordered to leave Belarus.

Source:

http://www.sr.se/cgi-bin/International/nyhetssidor/artikel.asp?ProgramID=2054&Nyheter=&artikel=817363

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