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honorary badge for his activities in strengthening the position of Poland in the international arena. In 2014 he received the Golden Order for
Achievements in the Penitentiary Work from the Polish Minister of Justice (and also from the Polish Ombudsman's Award for Human Rights' Protection). In 2015
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Christian culture”. On 20 January 2010, he received the Officer's Cross of the Polonia Restituta. In 2013, the Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs awarded him the
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