Maltsau: soldiers to be punished for “politics”

Responsibility for membership in political parties is going to be introduced in Belarus. The Minister of Defense Leanid Maltsau has claimed it. According to him, an article forbidding soldiers to participate in political activities can be found in the bill “On soldiers’ status” adopted by the House of Representatives in the first reading today.

Leanid Maltsau has stressed that drafted citizens have to cancel their membership in political parties and other organizations pursuing political goals, informs BelaPAN.