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“During his visit to Sweden (June 16, 2021) in Stockholm, he awarded the Swedish citizen and politician Mr. Cecilia Brinck. From his hands, he received a state award – the Order of the Knight’s Cross “For the merits of Lithuania.” According to her official statement, cited by lrt.lt, this woman was “(…) one of the most active organizers of the so-called Monday demonstrations for the independence of the Baltic countries. About 80 demonstrations took place in Stockholm’s Normalm Square between 1990 and 1991. Later, similar movements in support of the Baltic states spread across Sweden.
These movements not only mobilized thousands of Swedes and encouraged them to express their support for the Baltic states fighting for the restoration of independence, but also had a direct impact on the positive change in Swedish foreign policy for the Baltic countries. ” , it reads in the speech.
In his letter to the head of the country, A. Vinokuras stated that he was unpleasantly surprised by the justification for the award.
“Because they have been awarded Cecilia Brinck since the beginning of the meetings on Monday, March 19, 1990. until the last meeting on September 16, 1991. He has not organized any meetings on Mondays. I repeat: neither directly nor indirectly. Perhaps Lithuania deserves in other areas?
The real organizers of Monday’s meetings are four famous Swedish politicians of the time. These are: Gunnar Hökmark, member of the Swedish Moderate Conservative Party (Moderaterna); from 1982 to 2004 Member of the Riksdag; from 2004 to 2019 Member of the European Parliament. The other two, Peter Luksep and Andres Kung, are Swedes of Estonian descent, members of the Moderaterna party, and Håkan Holmberg, a member of the Liberal Party. Unfortunately, the last three have already left Anapilin. President Valdas Adamkus, the true organizer of Monday’s meetings, granted the Commander’s Crusade Orders. For the real and extremely important merits for Lithuania: the organization of Monday’s meetings, “wrote A. Vinokuras.
He claimed to know this because he personally attended the 79 Monday meetings.
“I was responsible for various contacts with Lithuania, providing the latest information to the participants of Monday’s meetings, communicating with Lithuanian politicians and inviting them to speak at the event, instead of translating their speeches. And not only that: each event ended with poems created by me, in which I reviewed the events of the week in the Baltic countries. There are 79 poems and I read them to the public every Monday in Normalmstorg square in Stockholm.
Therefore, I am well aware that your award to Mr. Cecilia Brinck did not participate in the rallies unless … maybe it was among the spectators? By the way, the Swedish Embassy in Vilnius is planning an event this fall to mark Monday’s meetings. Mr. Gunnar Hökmark, the true initiator and organizer of Monday’s meetings, will also be a guest of honor. I am convinced that your award-winning lady will not appear at the planned event, “wrote A. Vinokuras.
He himself stated that he did not personally blame Nausėda.
“Obviously, this is the mistake of their advisers or other bureaucrats. If they had done their job honestly, they would have read articles and conversations with the real organizers of Monday’s meetings after reading the media publications of the time, review radio and television programs. I will not judge the moral conduct of your rewarded lady, a Swedish politician; I will speculate on the reasons why she accepted the honorable award for merits that did not belong to her. At the same time, thank you for the correct evaluation and points out the importance of Monday’s meetings (‘Måndagsmöten’). Thousands of Swedes who supported the independence of Lithuania actually rallied during them. For example, after 1991 More than 14,000 Stockholm residents gathered in Normalmstorg square to express its condolences to the people of Lithuania and the families of the victims of the January 13 massacre near the Vilnius TV Tower.
However, I cannot remain silent: this unjustified award hurts the memory of the three organizers of Monday’s meeting who have already left Anapilin. I am not Tamsta’s advisor, but I hope this fatal error will be corrected. I don’t want to think that he will accept the falsification of history, ”wrote A. Vinokuras.
Awarded for merit in promoting bilateral relations
The decision of the Presidency in such cases is generally made on the basis of a recommendation from the Minister of Foreign Affairs. According to Delfi, at the time the presentation was on behalf of Acting Minister Linas Linkevičius. L. Linkevičius himself had no recollection of that particular case.
In response, the press service of the President of Delfi explained that the president of the Stockholm City Council, C. Brinck, had been awarded the Knight’s Cross of the Order of Merit for Lithuania for her merits in promoting the development of relations bilateral Sweden and Lithuania.
“2020 In December, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs awarded the Lithuanian Order of Merit medal that C. Brinck was” one of the active organizers of Monday’s demonstrations in Sweden for the independence of the Baltic States, “raised the question of the independence of the Baltic for a long time establishing diplomatic relations with the Baltic States.
In accordance with the State Awards Law, the organizations, institutions and officials that award them are responsible for the veracity of the data of the people presented for the state award. In the Awards Council, presentations awarded with state orders, medals and other insignia are discussed, the conclusions of which are sent to the President of the Republic, ”says the response of the President’s Press Service.
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