MINSK, 6 May (BelTA) – The Polish authorities pursue an unfair and dishonest policy towards Belarus and Russia, Polish judge Tomasz Szmydt said during a press conference in BelTA’s press center, BelTA has learned.
He signed a letter of resignation during the press conference in Minsk.
"The resignation from the post of judge is an expression of protest against the unfair and dishonest policy pursued by the Polish authorities towards the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation," Tomasz Szmydt said. “This act is also an expression of protest against actions that are aimed at involving my country in a direct armed conflict with the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation. It is also a call to the Polish authorities to normalize the good-neighborly relations between the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation."
The Polish judge asked the Belarusian authorities for protection. Tomasz Szmydt is a judge of the 2nd Department of the Voivodeship Administrative Court in Warsaw. Previously, he held various positions in the judicial system and justice bodies of Poland. He was the head of the legal department at the National Council of Judges of Poland. Due to his disagreement with the policies and actions by the authorities, he was forced to leave Poland and is currently in Belarus. He was persecuted and threatened for his independent political position.
Tomasz Szmydt declares his protest to the Polish authorities, who, under the influence of the United States and the UK, are leading the country to war.
