Milinkevich gives international prize to former political prisoner Sevyarynets

Alyaksandr Mіlіnkevіch, the leader of the Movement “For Freedom” has been awarded an international prize “For Civil Services” establish by Prague Association of International Cooperation. But the politician immediately claimed that he would give the prize to a former political prisoner Pavel Sevyarynets. 

Alyaksandr Mіlіnkevіch: “I respect Pavel and I have known him for a long time. I respect him as a brave person possessing a lot of energy. He is devoted to his work. That’s what I’m aspiring for in politics”.

Milinkevich says there is a tradition of giving the prize “For Civil Services” to other people. When Václav Havel received it he presented it to the editor-in-chief of “Nasha Niva” Andrei Dynko.