Memorial evening of Arnold Pyacherski at BNF Council

A memorial evening of Arnold Pyacherski, organized by the Coordination Council of Minsk private entrepreneurs will take place at the Council of BNF at 6 p.m. today.

Arnold Pyacherskі was one of the founders of the Belarusian entrepreneurs’ movement and the first head of the national strike committee of the entrepreneurs’ trade union “Sadruzhnasts”.
Mr. Pyacherskі was a person empowered to act for Mihail Chyhir. He participated in the preparation for the presidential election announced by the Belarusian Supreme Council of the 13th Convocation on May 16 1999.
Arnold Pyacherskі died in a car accident near Krupki on April 24, 1999. The web site of “UDP” reports that there are reasons to consider the car accident an act of political violence.