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Andrzej Poczobut Added To Prisoner Exchange List

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Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk met with Andrzej Poczobut at the border, according to reports from Belarusian state media and social media posts by Tusk. Journalist Andrzej Poczobut appears significantly thinner and emaciated in a recent photograph. The source noted he looks different than in 2021 when he was first imprisoned by the Belarusian regime. The discussion mentioned he has experienced torture during his five-year imprisonment. He is seen smiling in the image despite his physical state. Belarusian state media reported that Alexander Lukashenko ordered the KGB to include Poczobut on a list of individuals eligible for prisoner exchange following requests from his mother and the Union of Poles in Belarus. The order follows requests from Poczobut's mother and the head of the Union of Poles in Belarus, Andrzej Kiboryz. The move was described as a procedural step in the media.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk met with Andrzej Poczobut at the border, according to reports from Belarusian state media and social media posts by Tusk. Journalist Andrzej Poczobut appears significantly thinner and emaciated in a recent photograph. The source noted he looks different than in 2021 when he was first imprisoned by the Belarusian regime. The discussion mentioned he has experienced torture during his five-year imprisonment. He is seen smiling in the image despite his physical state. Belarusian state media reported that Alexander Lukashenko ordered the KGB to include Poczobut on a list of individuals eligible for prisoner exchange following requests from his mother and the Union of Poles in Belarus. The order follows requests from Poczobut's mother and the head of the Union of Poles in Belarus, Andrzej Kiboryz. The move was described as a procedural step in the media. The source noted he was held in detention before being moved to a high-security labor camp. Poczobut, a Belsat journalist and political prisoner, had been imprisoned for five years since his arrest on March 25, 2021. A former union leader reported that Andrzej Poczobut spent most of his five years in isolation and faced restrictions on communicating in Polish with his son. The source noted that contact with his family was also limited during this period.

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Sources · 7 independent

TOK FM

“Tusk published a photo, clearly from the border, where the exchange of greetings between Poland and Belarus took place. In this photo, Donald Tusk is seen shaking hands with a clearly emaciated Andrzej Poczobut.”

TOK FM

“ja po prostu poplakałem się bo patrzę na to zdjęcie Andrzej Puczoputa którego przecież znam od końca lat 90.”

TOK FM

“Andrzej Poczobut looks very thin, pathologically thin, actually he is smiling although it is clear that it is a different person than in 2021 when he was imprisoned by the Belarusian regime.”

Polskie Radio 24

“białoruskie media państwowe podały, że Aleksander Łukaszenka na prośbę matki Andrzeja Poczobuta oraz szefowej Związku Polaków na Białorusi Andrzej Kiboryz polecił KGB wpisanie Andrzeja na listę osób objętych wymianą.”

TOK FM

“Andrzej Poczobut looks very thin, pathologically skinny, actually he is smiling, although it is visible that it is a different person than in 2021 when he was imprisoned by the Belarusian regime.”

Polskie Radio 24

“białoruskie media państwowe podały, że Aleksander Łukaszenka na prośbę matki Andrzeja Poczobuta oraz szefowej Związku Polaków na Białorusi Andrzej Kiboryz polecił KGB wpisanie Andrzeja na listę osób objętych wymianom.”

TOK FM

“Andrzej Poczobut był pięć lat więziony, najpierw w areszcie potem trafił do, do łagrło zaostrzonym rygorze, został został zatrzymane 25 marca 2021 roku, ostatecznie skazany na 8 lat kolonii karnej”

Polskie Radio 24

“białoruskie media państwowe podały, że Aleksander Łukaszenka na prośbę matki Andrzeja Poczobuta oraz szefowej Związku Polaków na Białorusi Andrzej Kiborysz, polecił KGB wpisanie Andrzeja na listę osób objętych wymianom.”

TOK FM

“czasu w izolację, a teraz jak rozmawiam chociażby z byłym szefem Związku i tylko jakieś tam informacje się pojawiały czas od czasu, które mogli się pojawić z pozwolenia administracji więziennej.”

Polskie Radio 24

“Wspaniałe wieści w sprawie Andrzeja Poczobuta.”

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