Polonium

Thursday, March 4, 2010

Letter of “Belarusian Poles” to Polish authorities dictated by Belarusian officials

As it was found out that many authors of the letter to the Polish authorities didn’t even sign it.

As it has recently been revealed, a group of Belarusian citizens of Polish origin appealed to the Polish government. The authors of the letter ask “not to divide the Poles into ins and outs and to take action to stop spreading of false information by the Polish media”.

The letter to the Prime Minister, Marshals of the Sejm and Senate was signed by 32 people, who call themselves Belarusian Poles. The list includes a pensioner, a director, a doctor, an accountant, a housewife, a businessman, a worker, a teacher, and some famous people such as rector of Academy of Arts Richard Smolski, rector of Brest State University Mechyslau Chasnouski, and deputy head of the National Library Stanislau Kasperovich.

They letter says: “The Belarusian state has never violated and is not violating the rights of the Belarusian citizens, who call themselves national minorities, including the Polish ethnic minority.”

Read more:http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2010/3/2/26916/