Szmydt under the Polish Embassy
This morning, a spokesperson for the Ministry of abroad Affairs of Poland, Paweł Wroński, informed through social media that a erstwhile justice Tomasz Szmydt appeared in front of the Polish embassy in Belarus. In the surroundings of Belarusian journalists and services, Szmydt tried to attack the Polish diplomatic representative. The MFA spokesperson stressed that his typical had not responded to these attempts to make contact.
Tomasz Szmydt rapidly reacted to this message on his social media. In his entry he explained that he was ignored and the Polish diplomat definitely avoided contact, fleeing to the elevator.
In his next entry, Szmydt stated that he wanted to file papers with the Polish Consulate in Minsk, and published photographs of letters addressed to the ombudsman Marcin Wiąck and lawyer General Adam Bodnar. He stressed that according to him, the Polish government violated many provisions of global and national law. Szmydt accused Polish diplomat Krzysztof Ośzanna of refusing to accept papers and talks, adding that the diplomat avoided answering the question about the prohibition of conversation. He described the situation as a "pseudodemocracy in action".
Belarusian propaganda press agency BelTA besides noticed the full event and published respective communications on Shmydt. She reported, among another things, that after consulting her lawyer, the erstwhile justice planned to apply for asylum in Belarus in the close future.
Szmydt: “Polish authorities violate human rights”
Tomasz Szmydt besides accused Polish authorities of violating human rights in an interview with local media. He stressed that his only responsibility was to resign, which the Polish government allegedly considers spying. afraid by the deficiency of democracy and freedom of speech, Szmydt asked rhetorical questions about the state of democracy and freedom of expression in Poland. He besides expressed a deficiency of assurance in Polish media, claiming that no of the major media wanted to have a conversation with him.
He expressed his readiness for dialogue, however, provided that the conversation would take place live or online to avoid manipulation. The BelTA and TASS agencies reported the plans Szmydta concerning the acquisition of Belarusian citizenship while maintaining Polish citizenship, if Belarusian law allows it. In addition, according to Szmydt, the global Criminal Court is preparing an arrest warrant for him.
