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Legal proceedings against Wojciech Olszański

Overview

Wojciech Olszański, a far-right activist known as ‘Jaszczur’, has faced multiple legal consequences in Poland for hate speech and defamation.

In one instance, the Gdańsk Court of Appeal issued a final verdict regarding a 2022 speech in Grudziądz. The court found that Olszański incited hatred against Jewish people by characterizing them as enemies of Poland. He was sentenced to 18 months of community service, involving 20 hours of unpaid social work per month, and was ordered to publish the verdict in the Public Information Bulletin for three months.

In a separate matter involving a 2022 internet broadcast, a second-instance court increased a previous fine to a sentence of three months of unconditional imprisonment. This ruling followed Olszański’s vulgar attacks against a TOK FM host and guest, which the court determined constituted incitement to hatred and defamation of people of Jewish nationality. Following this prison sentence, politician Grzegorz Braun appealed to President Karol Nawrocki to exercise the right of pardon, arguing that imprisonment for speech is unacceptable.

Entities

Wojciech Olszański · Gdańsk Court of Appeal · Karol Nawrocki · Grudziądz · TOK FM

Timeline

  1. 7 days ago

    [POLITICS] 7 sources
    Wojciech Olszański sentenced to three months in prison

    Wojciech Olszański has been sentenced to three months in prison for hate speech and defaming Jewish people in a 2022 broadcast. Politician Grzegorz Braun has called on President Karol Nawrocki to grant a pardon

  2. 16 days ago

    [CRIME] 4 sources
    Wojciech Olszański sentenced for inciting hatred against Jewish people

    Wojciech Olszański has been sentenced to 18 months of community service by a Polish appeals court for inciting hatred against Jewish people during a 2022 rally in Grudziądz.

Sources

braniewo.com.pl · dorzeczy.pl · dzienniknarodowy.pl · niezalezna.pl · oko.press · plejada.pl · polityka.co.pl · wiadomosci.gazeta.pl · wiadomosci.wp.pl · wprost.pl