The case has prompted shock and anger, including over the fact that people witnessed the attack but failed to intervene.
The case has prompted shock and anger, including over the fact that people witnessed the attack but failed to intervene.
The mayor cited security concerns and pointed to an antisemitic sign that appeared at a previous march in support of Palestine.
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“LGBT, pederasts and Zionists are the enemies of Poland,” declared the organiser, whom the mayor has reported to prosecutors.
The organisers bear “the hallmarks of fascism”, said RafaÅ‚ Trzaskowski.
One of the march’s organisers also took down an EU flag.
Patriotism means “taking responsibility for your community,” say the organisers.
Events took place around Poland to mark the National Day of Remembrance of the Cursed Soldiers.
Paulina and Wojciech Siegień
The march has become a controversial annual tradition.
Some criticised the one-year sentences as too lenient, as well as the fact that the case was not treated as terrorism.
WrocÅ‚aw’s far-right Independence March was called off due to antisemitic slogans and flares, but participants refused to disperse.