Viktar Hanchar
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Viktar Hanchar was a Belarus
ian politician who disappeared and was presumably killed in 1999.
Hanchar graduated from the Belarusian State University
Law faculty in 1979 and worked as law research worker at different major Belarusian institutions.
mayor. In May 1994 he ran for the Constitutional Court of Belarus, but has not received the support of most MPs.
During the presidential elections in 1994 Viktar Hanchar was one of the most active in the election campaign headquarters of Alexander Lukashenko
. In 1994, after the victory of Lukashenka in the presidential elections, V. Hanchar was appointed Deputy Prime Minister
of Belarus, but soon resigned. Hanchar joined the opposition to the president and joined the United Civil Party, was a member of its Political Council (since 1995). In 1995-1996 he was general secretary of the CIS
Economic Court.
In 1995 V. Hanchar was elected to the Supreme Soviet of Belarus. In 1996 he was appointed chairman of the Central Commission on Elections, actively opposed Lukashenka during the 1996 referendum. In 1996 he was dismissed by the president from his position. Hanchar has not recognized the results of the referendum in 1996. In 1998 Hanchar led an alternative Elections Committee during the presidential elections of 1999 organized by the opposition as a protest against constitutional reforms by Lukashenko.
on September 16, 1999, along with his friend, the businessman Anatol Krasouski. Pieces of broken glass and blood were found on the supposed site where Hanchar and Krasouski had been seen last. On December 5, 2002 they were officially declared as missing person
s by the Court. In January 2003 the Chief Prosecutor of Minsk suspended the criminal investigation of the disappearance of V. Hanchar and A. Krasouski.
According to the former head of jail number 1 Oleg Alkaev (Aleh Alkajeŭ), Viktar Hanchar was abducted and executed on the order of people close to president Lukashenko. Investigation of the disappearance of Hanchar and Krasouski is one of the basic requirements of the Belarusian opposition, it is also present in the documents of international organizations.
For several years the Belarusian opposition has organized the Day of Solidarity with Belarus on the 16th of every months, to commemorate the disappearance of Viktar Hanchar, Anatol Krasouski, Jury Zacharanka
, Dzmitry Zavadski and the mysterious death of Hienadz Karpienka
.
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 politician who disappeared and was presumably killed in 1999.
Hanchar graduated from the Belarusian State University
Belarusian State University
Belarusian State University , Minsk, Belarus, was founded on October 30, 1921. The BSU is a higher education establishment in the Republic of Belarus.-History:...
Law faculty in 1979 and worked as law research worker at different major Belarusian institutions.
Political career
Since May 1991 Hanchar worked as first deputy chairman of MaladzyechnaMaladzyechna
Maladzyechna , is a city in the Minsk Voblast of Belarus, an administrative centre of the Maladzyechna district . It has 98,514 inhabitants and is located 72 km northwest of Minsk. Located on the Usha River, it has been a settlement since 1388 when it was part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania...
mayor. In May 1994 he ran for the Constitutional Court of Belarus, but has not received the support of most MPs.
During the presidential elections in 1994 Viktar Hanchar was one of the most active in the election campaign headquarters of 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...
. In 1994, after the victory of Lukashenka in the presidential elections, V. Hanchar was appointed Deputy Prime Minister
Prime minister
A prime minister is the most senior minister of cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. In many systems, the prime minister selects and may dismiss other members of the cabinet, and allocates posts to members within the government. In most systems, the prime...
of Belarus, but soon resigned. Hanchar joined the opposition to the president and joined the United Civil Party, was a member of its Political Council (since 1995). In 1995-1996 he was general secretary of the CIS
CIS
CIS usually refers to the Commonwealth of Independent States, a modern political entity consisting of eleven former Soviet Union republics.The acronym CIS may also refer to:-Organizations:...
Economic Court.
In 1995 V. Hanchar was elected to the Supreme Soviet of Belarus. In 1996 he was appointed chairman of the Central Commission on Elections, actively opposed Lukashenka during the 1996 referendum. In 1996 he was dismissed by the president from his position. Hanchar has not recognized the results of the referendum in 1996. In 1998 Hanchar led an alternative Elections Committee during the presidential elections of 1999 organized by the opposition as a protest against constitutional reforms by Lukashenko.
Disappearing
Viktar Hanchar disappeared in MinskMinsk
- Ecological situation :The ecological situation is monitored by Republican Center of Radioactive and Environmental Control .During 2003–2008 the overall weight of contaminants increased from 186,000 to 247,400 tons. The change of gas as industrial fuel to mazut for financial reasons has worsened...
on September 16, 1999, along with his friend, the businessman Anatol Krasouski. Pieces of broken glass and blood were found on the supposed site where Hanchar and Krasouski had been seen last. On December 5, 2002 they were officially declared as missing person
Missing person
A missing person is a person who has disappeared for usually unknown reasons.Missing persons' photographs may be posted on bulletin boards, milk cartons, postcards, and websites, along with a phone number to be contacted if a sighting has been made....
s by the Court. In January 2003 the Chief Prosecutor of Minsk suspended the criminal investigation of the disappearance of V. Hanchar and A. Krasouski.
According to the former head of jail number 1 Oleg Alkaev (Aleh Alkajeŭ), Viktar Hanchar was abducted and executed on the order of people close to president Lukashenko. Investigation of the disappearance of Hanchar and Krasouski is one of the basic requirements of the Belarusian opposition, it is also present in the documents of international organizations.
For several years the Belarusian opposition has organized the Day of Solidarity with Belarus on the 16th of every months, to commemorate the disappearance of Viktar Hanchar, Anatol Krasouski, Jury Zacharanka
Jury Zacharanka
Colonel Yury Zakharanka was the Belarusian minister of internal affairs and oppositional politician abducted and probably killed in 1999....
, Dzmitry Zavadski and the mysterious death of Hienadz Karpienka
Hienadz Karpienka
Dr. Hienadź Karpienka was a Belarusian scientist and an important politician in opposition to president Alexander Lukashenko.Hienadz Karpienka was born in Minsk.In 1987 he was director of the Maladzyechna metallurgy plant....
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