[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 116 (Friday, June 15, 2012)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 36113-36114]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-14870]



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Vol. 77

Friday,

No. 116

June 15, 2012

Part IV





The President





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Notice of June 14, 2012--Continuation of the National Emergency With 
Respect to the Actions and Policies of Certain Members of the 
Government of Belarus and Other Persons To Undermine Belarus Democratic 
Processes or Institutions
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                Notice of June 14, 2012

                
Continuation of the National Emergency With 
                Respect to the Actions and Policies of Certain Members 
                of the Government of Belarus and Other Persons To 
                Undermine Belarus Democratic Processes or Institutions

                On June 16, 2006, by Executive Order 13405, the 
                President declared a national emergency and ordered 
                related measures blocking the property of certain 
                persons undermining democratic processes or 
                institutions in Belarus, pursuant to the International 
                Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-1706). 
                The President took this action to deal with the unusual 
                and extraordinary threat to the national security and 
                foreign policy of the United States constituted by the 
                actions and policies of certain members of the 
                Government of Belarus and other persons to undermine 
                Belarus democratic processes or institutions, to commit 
                human rights abuses related to political repression, 
                including detentions and disappearances, and to engage 
                in public corruption, including by diverting or 
                misusing Belarusian public assets or by misusing public 
                authority.

                In 2011, the Government of Belarus continued its 
                crackdown against political opposition, civil society, 
                and independent media. The government arbitrarily 
                arrested, detained, and imprisoned citizens for 
                criticizing officials or for participating in 
                demonstrations; imprisoned at least one human rights 
                activist on manufactured charges; and prevented 
                independent media from disseminating information and 
                materials. These actions show that the Government of 
                Belarus has taken additional steps backward in the 
                development of democratic governance and respect for 
                human rights.

                The actions and policies of certain members of the 
                Government of Belarus and other persons continue to 
                pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the 
                national security and foreign policy of the United 
                States. Accordingly, the national emergency declared on 
                June 16, 2006, and the measures adopted on that date to 
                deal with that emergency, must continue in effect 
                beyond June 16, 2012. Therefore, in accordance with 
                section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 
                U.S.C. 1622(d)), I am continuing for 1 year the 
                national emergency declared in Executive Order 13405.

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                This notice shall be published in the Federal Register 
                and transmitted to the Congress.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

                THE WHITE HOUSE,

                    June 14, 2012.

[FR Doc. 2012-14870
Filed 6-14-12; 2:15 pm]
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