President of Poland presented Andrzej Poczobut with the country's highest award
Polish President Karol Nawrocki presented the Order of the White Eagle, the country's highest state award, to Andrzej Poczobut, a former political prisoner recently released from prison in Belarus. The ceremony took place in Warsaw during events celebrating Constitution Day on May 3.
Photo: Chancellery of the President of Poland
During the ceremony, the Polish president called Poczobut a hero and an unbreakable man. He noted that the journalist has become a symbol of resilience, fidelity to his values, and the fight for human rights.
Photo: Chancellery of the President of Poland
Nawrocki had already awarded Poczobut with this order last year on November 11, Poland's Independence Day. At that time, the political prisoner was still in detention. The award was given for his activities in support of Poles in Belarus, his fight for human rights, and his principled stance against totalitarian manifestations.
Photo: Chancellery of the President of Poland
The day before the official presentation, Poczobut and his wife Aksana were invited to dinner by Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk. According to Tusk, they discussed Poland, freedom, and the future.
The Order of the White Eagle is the oldest and highest state award of Poland, bestowed for exceptional merits to the state.
Andrzej Poczobut, a journalist and activist of the Polish minority in Belarus, sentenced to eight years in prison in Belarus, was released on April 28. He spent five years and one month behind bars.
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