US EditionPolish President Partially Pardons Nationalist Leader over Attack on Female Abortion Protester
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Shortly before his departure, Poland's president sends a political signal: Andrzej Duda pardons the organiser of the self-powerful civil defenses on the border. Robert Bakiewicz was convicted of coercion of a demonstrator.
The leader of ultra-right-wing marches had been sentenced for coercion to non-profit work. Poland's progressive government criticizes the decision of outgoing President Andrzej Duda
Polish president partially pardons nationalist leader over attack on female abortion protester
Keep our news free from ads and paywalls by making a donation to support our work! Notes from Poland is run by a small editorial team and is published by an independent, non-profit foundation that is funded through donations from our readers. We cannot do what we do without your support. Poland’s conservative president, Andrzej Duda, has partially pardoned nationalist leader Robert Bąkiewicz over a case in which he was convicted of involvement i…
July 15, 2025, Warsaw – Andrzej Duda, just weeks before the end of his second term, signed an act of clemency for Robert Bąkiewicz, a nationalist activist and former leader of the Independence March. The pardon concerns only the remission of the prison sentence in the form of community service. The remaining elements of the sentence – including a 10,000 PLN fine and the obligation to publish the verdict – remain in effect. The decision sparked a…
By pardoning the Polish radical nationalist, Duda freed him only from the sentence of community service, while he still remains obligated to pay grandmother Kaša compensation and court costs, with the explanation that it was just an incident and that the radical leads a decent life
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