29 August 2007
Supreme Court orders liquidation of Belarusian Environmental Party of Greens
The Supreme Court of Belarus on August 29 ordered the liquidation of the Belarusian Environmental Party of Greens.
The justice ministry filed the liquidation suit, claiming that the party had in fact ceased party activities. The ministry cited its failure to move chapters to offices as required by July 2005 amendments to the law on political party, amend its charter and set up a sufficient amount of cells.
The chairman of the party, Mikalay Kartysh, accepted the claims. In a letter unveiled during the hearing, Mr. Kartysh said that he did not oppose the suit and asked the Court to try it in absentia.
The Belarusian Environmental Party of Greens was established on October 28, 1998 as a result of the merger of the Party of Greens and the Belarusian Environmental Party. At a session in March 2007, the party decided to go into liquidation, but the justice ministry declared the decision illegitimate because a small number of delegates participating in the session. //BelaPAN
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