The government organized public discussion for the constitutional changes; however, it only lasted for 3 weeks which were filled with public holidays (New Year, Orthodox Christmas, Old New Year).[1] At least two people were arrested during these discussions: a retired man was arrested after he wrote a letter to the local newspaper, and another man was arrested after he proposed to forbid bald and moustached people (allusion to Lukashenko) from participating in elections.[16] The first one was reportedly charged under article 130 of the Criminal Code ("Inciting racial, national, religious or other social hatred or discord", up to 5 years of prison), and the latter under article 368 ("Insult of the president", up to 4 years of prison).[17] Belarusian political scientist Valer Karbalevich [ru] called the government-led discussion of the project a profanation.[11]