On February 24, Minsk /BelTA correspondent/. The President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko signed a decree on bringing to justice a number of officials who failed to take adequate measures to ensure an objective and fair selection of the Belarusian representative for the Eurovision Song Contest. This was reported to a BelTA correspondent by the press service of the Belarusian leader. A reprimand has been issued to the Minister of Culture Pavel Latushko and the Chairman of the Belteleradiocompany Gennady Davydko. The Head of State also issued a reprimand to the Head of the Administration of the President of Belarus Vladimir Makei, the Deputy Prime Minister of Belarus Anatoly Tozik, and the First Deputy Head of the Administration of the President Alexander Radkov. The Minister of Culture and the Chairman of the Belteleradiocompany have been instructed to immediately dismiss the persons responsible for distorting the voting results in the final of the National Music Project "Eurofest".-0-

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