With initiate local popular vote called on "people's choices" city-level human rights activist Leonid Svetik. In his opinion, such a vote would unyalo passions around the building in Viciebsk, St. Sophia Cathedral.

His sentence human rights activist substantiated by the fact that the alleged construction of this temple is negatively perceived by a large part of the citizens, and the referendum could become a civilized way to resolve the conflict between the supporters and opponents of the construction.

A human rights activist has come for the signature of the chairman of the City Council Vladimir Belevich. He said that the construction of the project has received a positive assessment of the state examinations, including ecological. And with the necessary procedures for approval by all supposedly good: once was, they say, public discussion, and the architectural and planning concept of the project and reports on the assessment of the impact on the environment. Moreover, "the construction of St. Sophia Cathedral in Viciebsk on hold".

"Based on the foregoing, to initiate a local referendum for further public discussion of this issue believe inappropriate," – she wrote the defender concluded Mr. Belevich.

What will the local deputies Viciebsk, if the construction will still be reopened and will continue the protests of citizens, and they will not change whether its opinion on the advisability of a referendum in this case, the chairman of the city council is not informed.

Kastus Dzvinski