Shyla passes with flying colors
Young opposition activist Ivan Shyla, who is doing 18-month compulsory
military service, has passed his school graduation exam in English with flying
colors, Nasha Niva reported. He got nine points on a ten-point scale. Minsk
The official grounds for the Shyla's expulsion from school were that the
student had frequently violated the school's regulations by participation in
unsanctioned demonstrations and other opposition activities.
On January 19, 2009, Shyla issued a statement to condemn his imminent
recruitment into the military as a "form of politically motivated persecution."
