Prime Minister Donald Tusk Thursday morning She responded to Onet’s post about the arrest of three soldiers who used weapons against a group of migrants armed with dangerous tools. He published a blog post indicating the possibility of resignations in the Ministry of National Defense or in the army.
Donald Tusk said: “I received a report from the Minister of National Defence. The behavior of the Attorney General’s Office and the military police towards our soldiers causes justified concern and anger among people. I expect quick conclusions and decisions on organisational, legal and personal matters.” X platform (Twitter).
Now TVN reports that the Prime Minister has summoned the Deputy Prime Minister and Head of the Ministry of National Defence, Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamyš, and the Minister of Justice, Adam Bodnar. The meeting is scheduled to be held on Friday.
Polish soldiers tied up on the border with Belarus
The military police arrested three soldiers who fired warning shots at the advancing refugees. Onyeh revealed that the Public Prosecutor’s Office accused the two of exceeding their powers and endangering the lives of other people. After these events, the army was in turmoil. The officers talk about insulting the military uniform and insulting the soldier’s dignity. This topic is also widely discussed by politicians and most important people in the country.
After Onet revealed the information, the National Prosecutor’s Office issued a statement. The statement indicated that the decision to arrest the soldiers was taken without the participation of the Public Prosecutor. The letter includes more details about the incident that occurred at the border.
It was noted that the Military Police, based on the materials obtained, carried out the activities “to the extent necessary” and therefore the decision was made to arrest three soldiers on 29 March 2024. It was emphasized that the decision to arrest the soldiers was taken without the participation of the Public Prosecutor.
Reactions to events at the border
The issue of detention of Polish soldiers received widespread publicity. On Thursday morning, Minister of National Defence, Władysław Kosiśniak-Kamyś, held a press conference during which he spoke about the “excessive enthusiasm of the gendarmerie forces.”
– When it comes to arrest, because this is something that angers me and angers public opinion, it is really the decision of the military police. “I think it was excessive enthusiasm, and the committee appointed by the military police will explain that,” said the head of the Ministry of National Defense, Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysh, during a press conference. He added that until the Onet report was published, I had no information about how the arrest was carried out.
– What happened on the border needs an explanation, and this is what is most important now. But the whole process of informing the presidents and the Ministry of National Defense also requires explanation – said Deputy Minister of National Defense Pawel Zalewski
The Prosecutor’s Office holds Zbigniew Ziobro responsible for the action taken against the soldiers
The spokesman for the National Prosecutor’s Office, Prosecutor General Przemyslaw Nowak, announced that the Deputy Prosecutor, Tomasz Janicek, decided on May 6, 2024 to place the case related to the intervention of soldiers on the border with Belarus under higher official supervision. This contradicts the previous words of Janicek, who stressed that he was not informed of the events at the border or of the subsequent procedural steps taken by the Prosecutor.
In response to these events, Prosecutor Adam Bodnar called Prosecutor Janicek to an urgent meeting on Friday morning. The meeting aims to provide complete information on the circumstances and procedures of the Prosecutor’s Office regarding the charges brought against soldiers who intervened against a group of migrants trying to cross the state border of the Republic of Poland illegally.
