US EditionA Surprising Verdict: They Helped Immigrants, but Were Acquitted
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The district court in the city of Gainivka in eastern Poland acquitted five activists who participated in humanitarian aid on the border with Belarus and whom the prosecutor's office accused of facilitating the illegal stay of migrants.
Five activists involved in humanitarian aid on the Polish-Belarusian border were acquitted by the District Court in Hajnówka. The prosecutor's office charged them with facilitating migrants' illegal stay in Poland. The verdict, which was met with applause from those present in the courtroom, is not yet final.
The investigation lasted two years.
The Hajnówka Five were acquitted. The prosecutor's office accused them of "anti-state and anti-establishment activities" because they were helping migrants.
The District Court in Hajnówka acquitted five activists involved in humanitarian aid on the border with Belarus, whom the prosecutor's office accused of facilitating migrants' illegal stay in Poland.
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