# Interpellation concerning the "Svetach" Society

- URL: https://syn.by/en/history/archives/interpellation-concerning-svetach-society/
- Published: 1924-06-26T19:30:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-11T01:55:03+00:00
- Section: Archives
- Language: en
- BE edition: https://syn.by/historya/arkhivy/interpeliacyja-u-spravie-tavarystva-svietach.md
- RU edition: https://syn.by/ru/istoriya/arhivy/interpellyatsiya-po-delu-svetach.md

> The Vilnia authorities refused to approve the statute of the society of Belarusian priests and gave no explanation of the reasons. Deputy Stankevich demands detailed explanations from the Minister and the revocation of the refusal.

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Interpellation of Member of the Sejm Fr. A. Stankevich to the Minister of Internal Affairs concerning the non-approval of the Society of Belarusian Priests "Svetach".

On 23.IV.23 the founders of the Society of Catholic Belarusian Priests "Svetach" submitted a petition to the Government Commissioner for the city of Vilnia asking for approval of the Society's statute.

Although all formalities had been fulfilled, after half a year a reply of the following content came through the Government Commissioner for the city of Vilnia:

"On the instruction of the Delegate of the Government in Vilnia, I hereby inform you that the Ministry of Internal Affairs has refused to approve the Society of Belarusian Priests "Svetach". This decision carries no right of appeal to a higher administrative authority…

(signed) K. Wimbor, Government Commissioner.

Invoking Article 108 of the Constitution of the Polish Republic, as well as the relevant articles of the Treaty of Versailles, the undersigned ask the Minister:

1) Does the Minister intend to provide detailed explanations on what grounds the Statute of the "Svetach" Society was not approved?

2) Is he ready to withdraw his decision and approve the Statute of the Society of Belarusian Priests "Svetach"?

Warsaw, 23.V.24.