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July 7, 2004
DISSIDENT LAWMAKER IS BEING SQUEEZED OFF OLYMPIC COMMITTEE



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Government officials are urging dissident lawmaker Uladzimir Parfyanovich to resign his membership of the National Olympic Committee (NAK), BelaPAN reported on 6 July. Parfyanovich, a triple Olympic champion in canoeing and kayaking, told the agency that Chamber of Representatives deputy speaker Uladzimir Kanaplyou tried to persuade him to quit the NAK at a meeting earlier the same day. "I refused, and Kanaplyou sent me to the Sports Minister Yury Sivakou and NAK Vice President Henadz Alyakseyenka," Parfyanovich said. "They also attempted to convince me to tender my resignation." Parfyanovich described the government's pressure on him as "stupidity." "I am accused of being among the opposition," he said. "I am not among the opposition; I am a person who has his own opinions on many matters. And I want this opinion to be respected."


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