Opposition leader: Next government will not be liable for Lukashenka's debts

During a forthcoming march, opposition supporters intend to declare that a democratic government would not be liable for debts incurred by the Alyaksandr Lukashenka regime, Zmitser Dashkevich, leader of the Malady Front opposition group, said on Tuesday.   Malady Front plans to stage the independence march in Minsk on May 14 to mark the 14th anniversary of the 1995 referendum called by Alyaksandr Lukashenka, which restored the country’s Soviet-era state emblems and granted the status of state language to Russian.

 

"The idea is that without a democratically elected parliament, which could oversee the use of funds, the next government and the Belarusian people will not be liable for the debts and agreements Lukashenka is responsible for. We also mean the sale of state assets. Military and economic agreements will not have legal force for us, just like the billion dollar debts incurred by Lukashenka," he told Euroradio.

 

The organizers expect up to 1000 people to turn up for the march.