Jury Zacharanka
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Colonel Yury Zakharanka (Belarusian
: Юры Захаранка, Russian
: Юрий Захаренко, Yuri Zakharenko; January 1, 1952 - 1999(?) ) was the Belarus
ian minister of internal affairs
and oppositional politician abducted and probably killed in 1999.
Jury Zakharanka was born in a small city of Vasilyevichy
, Rechytsa Raion
.
At the moment when Belarus
gained independence Zakharanka was deputy chief of Interregional Organised criminality fighting department of the Soviet MVD.
In 1994 he was appointed Minister of Internal Affairs of Belarus. On October 16, 1995 he was dismissed from this position by president Alexander Lukashenko
. Zakharanka joined the opposition to the president and was elected member of the governing board of the United Civil Party of Belarus
. Having strong support among top officers in the army and the State Security Agency ("KGB") Zakharanka was a dangerous enemy for Lukashenko.
The ex-minister was abducted in the evening of May 7, 1999. The state did not make serious attempts to search for the politician. Several years later the former MVD official Aleh Ałkajeǔ fled to Germany and stated that he was witness of that Zakharanka and several other abducted opposition leaders have been murdered on the orders of top Lukashenko's helpers.
In commemorance with the abducted politicians and political prisoners of Belarus, the Belarusian opposition and its supporters have on the 16th of every month The Day of Solidarity with Belarus
.
Belarusian language
The Belarusian language , sometimes referred to as White Russian or White Ruthenian, is the language of the Belarusian people...
: Юры Захаранка, Russian
Russian language
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: Юрий Захаренко, Yuri Zakharenko; January 1, 1952 - 1999(?) ) was the Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
ian minister of internal affairs
Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus
Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus is a body of the Belarusian Government that is charged with the internal affairs of Belarus. Day to day law enforcement is carried out by the Militsiya. The Ministry is also tasked with providing security to state buildings and officials. Organizations such...
and oppositional politician abducted and probably killed in 1999.
Jury Zakharanka was born in a small city of Vasilyevichy
Vassilyevichy
Vassilyevichy is a city in Homiel Voblast, Belarus....
, Rechytsa Raion
Rechytsa Raion
Rechytsa Raion is an administrative subdivision, a raion of Homiel Voblast, in Belarus. Administrative center — Rechytsa.-External links:...
.
At the moment when Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
gained independence Zakharanka was deputy chief of Interregional Organised criminality fighting department of the Soviet MVD.
In 1994 he was appointed Minister of Internal Affairs of Belarus. On October 16, 1995 he was dismissed from this position by president Alexander Lukashenko
Alexander Lukashenko
Alexander Grigoryevich Lukashenko has been serving as the President of Belarus since 20 July 1994. Before his career as a politician, Lukashenko worked as director of a state-owned agricultural farm. Under Lukashenko's rule, Belarus has come to be viewed as a state whose conduct is out of line...
. Zakharanka joined the opposition to the president and was elected member of the governing board of the United Civil Party of Belarus
United Civil Party of Belarus
The United Civil Party of Belarus is a centre-right, liberal-conservative party in Belarus. The party opposes the government of Alexander Lukashenko, generally participates in the country's elections, but doesn't have a single member in parliament...
. Having strong support among top officers in the army and the State Security Agency ("KGB") Zakharanka was a dangerous enemy for Lukashenko.
The ex-minister was abducted in the evening of May 7, 1999. The state did not make serious attempts to search for the politician. Several years later the former MVD official Aleh Ałkajeǔ fled to Germany and stated that he was witness of that Zakharanka and several other abducted opposition leaders have been murdered on the orders of top Lukashenko's helpers.
In commemorance with the abducted politicians and political prisoners of Belarus, the Belarusian opposition and its supporters have on the 16th of every month The Day of Solidarity with Belarus
A Day of Solidarity with Belarus
A Day of Solidarity with Belarus is an action proposed by the Belarusian journalist Iryna Khalip, supported by the civic initiative We Remember and the Zubr movement....
.