Our Niwa portal has published a list of 52 freed political prisoners from Belarus, which includes 2 Polish citizens. According to the Polish transcript, these are Krzysztof Zaniewicz and Tomasz Jezetak.
MFA spokesperson Paweł Wroński told in Warsaw that according to preliminary information 3 Polish citizens are released, including those sentenced to long-term sentences. He pointed out that he would not give the names of the freed and that the MFA would print an authoritative message erstwhile the typical of the ministry met with the freed.
Released Belsat journalists
They are now released on their way to Vilnius. Among the freed there is no writer and activist of Polish number in Belarus Andrzej Pochobut.
"We hope that in the next group, which will be released from Belarusian prisons, there will besides be Andrzej Poczobut" - said Wroński, stressing that he is constantly in the "first place of expectation" of Polish diplomacy.
Polish journalists on the loose
Our Niwa stressed before publishing the list that a group of journalists related to Belsat tv had been released. The portal estimated that their presence on the list of freed persons could be assessed as the consequence of Polish actions.
The portal gave 7 names of journalists: Larys Szczyrakov, Iryna Slaunikawa, Alena Cimaszczuk, Paweł Mażejka, Jauhen Mirkis, Paweł Padabied and the operator of Wiaczasław Lazarau. A spokesperson for the Ministry of abroad Affairs confirmed that according to preliminary information 8 Belarusian citizens were released, who were journalists - co-workers of Belsat tv and another Polish media.
Oppositioners refuse to leave
On the list published by Our Niwa is besides a long-time oppositionist, erstwhile candidate for president of Belarus Mikołaj Statkiewicz. The portal reported that Statkiewicz refused to leave the country.
According to these reports, Statkiewicz is in a neutral region between Belarus and Lithuania. Along with him, another freed opponents besides refuse to leave: political scientist and philosopher Uladzimir Mackiewicz, Maksim Winiarski and union activist Hienadź Fjadynicz.
International freed group
Next on the list are oppositionist Zmitier Daszkiewicz, activists Paweł Winahradau and Mikołaj Dziadok, opposition blogger Ihar Łosik, as well as union activists, local press journalists and participants in post-election protests. The names of abroad nationals are given in Belarusian - six Lithuanian citizens, 2 Latvian citizens, 2 German passports and 1 French and the United Kingdom.
First, authorities in Vilnius reported that the group had crossed the border with Lithuania. Later there were reports that not all of them left Belarus and that not all names are confirmed.
"Releasing is simply a choice whether to stay in the country or leave. Unfortunately, our heroes do not have specified a choice" - said the advisor to the leader of the Belarusian opposition Swiatlana Cichanouska Dzianis Kuczynski, as quoted by Zerkalo.io.
Sources used: "PAP" Note: This article has been edited with the aid of Artificial Intelligence.
