MP Candidate called up for army service

On 24 July member of the Belarusian Popular Front Vital Karatysh was handed in an order to come to military enlistment office to be transferred to army today.
The activist had medical examination yesterday, the results of which showed he has physically restricted status, but is still able-bodied for military service. Vital Karatysh was going to run in the “parliamentary elections” in 2008 in Luninets electoral district 12. On 23 July he received certificate for members of his initiative group and was going to gather signatures for his nomination.
“I have already registered my initiative group,” Vital Karatysh says. “It consists of 41 members. It is more than my opponents representing the authorities. They probably think I am too strong candidate, so they decided to withdraw me from the electoral campaign by drafting into army. It has been the first case in our district when a man was transferred to army on the second day after the medical examination.