The subject was described by Mateusz Madejski from bezprawnik.pl, who visited one of the shops located on Kościuszki Street in Bolesławiec. (Let us recall that numerous shops selling our ceramics are based in this location.)
The establishment visited by M. Madejski bears a “factory shop” sign, but it is not a branch of any ceramic plant from Bolesławiec or the surrounding area. As it turned out, the “factory shop” sold, among other things, an SS uniform, a Wehrmacht cap, accessories featuring swastikas and... a bust of Hitler
The author reported the matter to Bolesławiec City Hall spokesperson Agnieszka Gergont. As we read on bezprawnik.pl:
The spokesperson’s initial reaction was disbelief, but she also promised to address the matter. She explained that as many as 23 ceramic manufacturing plants operate in the city—it is impossible to control every one of them, and certainly not every shop.
“As soon as we learned about the matter, we notified the police. As far as I know, the officers secured considerable quantities of the items,” istotne.pl was told by Agnieszka Gergont, spokesperson for the City of Bolesławiec.
Criminal Code
Article 256. [Propagowanie faszyzmu lub innego ustroju totalitarnego]
§ 1. Anyone who publicly promotes a fascist or other totalitarian state system or incites hatred on the grounds of national, ethnic, racial or religious differences, or on the grounds of lack of religious affiliation, is liable to a fine, restriction of liberty or imprisonment for up to 2 years.
§ 2. 1 The same penalty applies to anyone who, for the purpose of dissemination, produces, records or imports, acquires, stores, possesses, presents, transports or sends printed material, a recording or another object containing the content specified in § 1 or serving as a carrier of fascist, communist or other totalitarian symbolism.
§ 3. The perpetrator of the prohibited act specified in § 2 does not commit an offence if the act was committed as part of artistic, educational, collecting or scientific activity.
The shop owner reportedly explained that he sold collectible items. “We are conducting proceedings, analysing the materials collected by the police and whether this man, by selling the aforementioned items, committed an offence under Article 256 § 2. But we are also analysing the wording of paragraph three,” istotne.pl was told by Sebastian Woźniak, deputy head of the District Prosecutor’s Office in Bolesławiec. “Once we complete this analysis, we will decide on the next steps in these proceedings.”
What do you think about trading in Nazi accessories?