Polish MFA: No Poles Among Those Pardoned by Lukashenka Today
On December 30, it became known that Alexander Lukashenka signed a decree pardoning another 22 prisoners in Belarus. Their names, as is usual in such cases, are not disclosed, but Poland already knows that there are no Poles among these people, writes Polish Radio.
As reported by a representative of the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, among those released there are neither Polish citizens nor persons of Polish origin.
It is known that the list of pardoned individuals includes 15 women and 7 men. 20 out of 22 people were convicted under so-called "extremist" articles. All of them, as reported, appealed to Lukashenka for a pardon, admitting guilt and expressing remorse. It is reported that 11 of those pardoned have minor children.