Poland’s Minister of Justice, Adam Bodnar, met with Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya and Pavel Latushka of the United Transitional Cabinet of Belarus. Ms. Tsikhanouskaya thanked the minister for his firm stance on the Lukashenka regime and for supporting initiatives to hold the regime accountable. Pavel Latushka spoke about Lithuania’s referral of the regime’s crimes to the International Criminal Court and the next steps within this initiative. The parties discussed the importance of universal jurisdiction legal cases to investigate the Lukashenka regime’s crimes.
The issue of Belarus political prisoners was emphasized during the meeting. Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya urged continued efforts to secure their release, stressing the case of Andrzej Poczobut, who symbolizes solidarity between Belarus and Poland. Ms. Tsikhanouskaya also called on the minister to support the establishment of an interdepartmental working group in Poland focused on Belarus-related issues.
