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Adam Niedzielski was assaulted by two men outside a restaurant in Siedlce after receiving threats linked to his Covid-19 policies, with police detaining the suspects shortly after.
- On Wednesday, Adam Niedzielski, former Health Minister , was attacked by two unidentified assailants outside a restaurant in Siedlce and taken to a nearby hospital before discharge.
- Before the assault, Adam Niedzielski, former Health Minister , faced repeated threats from anti-vaccine and far-right activists, including warnings from Grzegorz Braun.
- One attacker allegedly lunged at Adam Niedzielski with his fists, punched and kicked him, while the attackers shouted slogans including `death to traitors of the homeland`.
- Prime Minister Donald Tusk wrote there would be `no mercy` for those responsible, and senior officials vowed accountability, while Interior Minister Marcin Kierwiński denied protection claims and accused Niedzielski of politicising the incident.
- The attack deepens partisan tensions as police say it was politically motivated, with interior minister Kierwiński pledging accountability amid pandemic critics and public-security concerns.
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Ex-Polish health minister beaten over COVID decisions
Poland’s former health minister, Adam Niedzielski, was violently assaulted outside a restaurant in Siedlce (eastern of the country) on Wednesday afternoon. The two attackers shouted “death to traitors of the homeland,” according to local reports. They’ve targeted him over his handling of the COVID pandemic, Polish media says. Niedzielski, the man that decided Poland’s controversial lockdowns… Source
Adam Niedzielski's two drunk attackers had problems with the measures adopted during the coronavirus pandemic.
The Polish Minister of Health Adam Niedzielski was admitted to the hospital after he was attacked in the city of Sidlce, in the east of the country, in an incident which the authorities consider to be related to his role in policy development...
Ex Polish health minister who oversaw Covid response assaulted by men shouting "death to traitors"
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