03.05.2001
May 18 the one-day political strike of the businessmen!
Dear businessmen, colleagues! We have long and patiently waited when the government and president begin to listen to the opinion of the businessmen. Unfortunately, it has not happened, both government and president have not accepted other ideas, other representations about the society, about economics, about the state device, about democracy. In spite of the fact that everywhere in economics and in the society of Belarus the crisis deepens, the government and president are persistently continuing to drag Belarus on Stalin ways.
To command over everybody, to distribute everything, to control everything, to make objectionable and not consent people disappear are the basic principles of the Stalin system. In this system business and initiative people (businessmen) are not necessary. In this system obedient quiet "rifles" - the poor defenceless citizens - are necessary.
We have done all possible to let the leaders of the country know that it is a deadlock way, we have offered to use experience of reforming of the neighbouring countries but neither our efforts nor positive experience of the neighbouring countries could not convince the president and government that the way chosen by them is a mistake. The president and his nearest environment continue thinking that the stronger their authority is, the better life would be for the people. Actually, last years he has only been engaged in strengthening personal authority and in strengthening "vertical". Judging by his speeches at the forthcoming presidential elections he will use any breaches of the elective legislation to save the authority.
May 18 he is going to organise the congress of people gathered by him and those who depend on him. At this congress there will be absent those people who disagree with the policy of A. G. Lukashenko. Probably, this "pocket" congress called magnificently The Congress of the Belorussian People will proclaim A. G. Lukashenko the eternal president, then he will continue the variant of the Stalin experiment.
We should prevent this. We shall remind to our citizens in what the policy of A. G. has resulted.
The result of his policy is vivid, it is seen on the prices at the counters of shops, it is seen on the size of wages, on what our citizens can buy. Being unable to cope with any serious state problem, the leaders of the country having monopolised the mass media has chosen the way of frank lie.
On TV we hear the flows of lie, our poor people are inspired the idea that they live well, they constantly report about any imaginary successes, about economic growth. There is an impression that even if our citizens die of hunger, they will be "inspired" that they are full and happy. East saying says: You can say the word halva as many times as you like, it wont be sweet in a mouth because of it. The Belorussian radio and TV probably do not know about it and daily hang up noodles to our citizens about "halva" which has ostensibly been given to them by A. G.
Businessmen, the time has come when we should tell the weighty word what we think about the president and government.
May 18 2001 we announce the political strike. This day A. G. will collect the supporters ready to support his any decision. He wants to show that the people (people picked up by him) support him. We should show that it is not so.
We are tired to wait when the president and government will learn to rule the country not in the Stalin way. We are tired to wait for those decrees which could change the conditions of the businessmens activity to the best. We do not trust them more, we were convinced that these people understand anything neither in policy nor in economics. We are tired of their lie!
Well live in this country! We can not indifferently look how the country is being destroyed, people are growing poor! We can not indifferently look how the Bolsheviks experiment in the scale of Belarus is continuing! For 7 years which A. G. Lukashenko has spent as the president he has not executed any pre-election promise. And we remember what boons he promised to people. The European salary! In 7 years it is found out that the president, maybe, will lift the salary up to 100 dollars by the end of 2001 if the foreign investors give money!? And if will they not give? Where will he take it? Daily crowds "inspectors" visit markets and according to the order of A. G. search for money on the promised salary in 100 dollars. They think that they search - we think that they rob. A way of the robbery is very simple - confiscation of the goods on any pretext. For example, they have confiscated the goods because there is no certificate and they immediately sent it to a shop where the certificate is not so necessary to sell. They need the certificate just as a reason to take the goods away. They take care about the health of the citizens, dont they? In shops of Belarus there are plenty of is vodka on sale which was made up from the confiscated spirit and the half of it is the aceton at least its steady smell. They take care about the health of the nation! How many people have been sent and still will be sent to the other world by this beverage! And, you see, the cloth from abroad (pure cotton) can, in their opinion, damage the health of a buyer. According to information we have, in Belarus it was not fixed any case when a businessman damages the health of a buyer by the poor-quality goods.
Colleagues, we have been finally convinced that with this president and government there is no use for all people of Belarus and businessmen to wait for good things!
We declare that A. G. Lukashenko has not coped with the duties! As the official employed by people of Belarus to execute the duties foreseen by the constitution of the of Belarus he has not executed a condition of the contract, namely according to article 83 of the Constitution he accepting the oath, declared: Entering to the post of the President of the Republic of Belarus, I solemnly swear to serve correctly to the people of the Republic of Belarus, to respect and to protect the rights and freedom of man and citizen, to observe and to protect the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus, to execute the high duties assigned to me piously and honesty.
We think that A. G. Lukashenko has not executed the oath given by them, he has forgotten about the promise to serve to people of the Republic of Belarus. During his activity he broke tens time the Constitution on which he swore before people. We demand his resignation and we offer him:
1.To address to people of Belarus with the message in which he admits that he has not coped with the duties, has not executed the pre-election promises. To ask pardons for people. The project of such message is made by us and is offered to A. G. Lukashenko to sign.
2.To form temporary government from the representatives of public organisations, workers of state service, representatives of the opposition parties and movements and its task will include the organisation and realisation of free democratic elections of the president.
3.To prove the non-participation in disappearance of the outstanding figures of the opposition: Zakharenko, Gonchar, Zavadsky etc.
4.To transfer into the budget all public funds he has got, including from the fund controlled by him personally.
5.To resign from the post of the president, duty of the president according to article 89 of the Constitution will be executed by the prime Minister.
In this case, people of Belarus, probably, will believe, that A. G. was mistaken as every man. He wanted to make the best things, but he was mistaken. Otherwise he as well as Miloshevich wouldnt be able to avoid the criminal trial.
Businessmen, colleagues, we live already in the 21st- century! The time of the dictators and totalitarian modes has gone away. We can, we are obliged to prevent the slipping of Belarus to autocracy. We should openly declare: In Belarus a casual man is at the authority and he should leave! While he is at the authority, any our problem will not be solved, A. G. for this purpose has neither knowledge, nor political will. On all norms of the international democracy we do not break the law, we require that facts in validity of which we are sure.
Yours faithfully. Valery Levonevski.
3.05.2001. Grodno.
