{"id":163302,"date":"2025-11-06T22:26:19","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T19:26:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/163302\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","slug":"exiled-lawyer-heads-coordination-councils-budget-commission","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/163302\/","title":{"rendered":"Exiled lawyer heads Coordination Council\u2019s budget commission"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

November 6, Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> The general meeting of the Coordination Council (CC) has resolved to establish a budget commission, according to the Belarusian opposition proto-parliament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ale\u015b Michalevi\u010d, of the Team \u0141atu\u0161ka and Movement for Freedom, will head the commission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Its purpose is to draft budgets for the CC\u2019s activities and ensure transparency in its financial operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe commission\u2019s main tasks are to prepare recommendations for the CC\u2019s budget, consider draft budgets and submit its opinion before it is presented to the general meeting,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Furthermore, the group will be advising on implementation, requesting relevant information from the CC secretariat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michalevi\u010d, 50, is a lawyer and politician. He was a presidential candidate in the 2010 election. After the election, he was accused in a \u201cmass riots\u201d case and forced to leave Belarus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His law firm in Poland specializes in defending people fleeing authoritarian countries from international persecution. He has experience working with Interpol and human rights organizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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