A video recently published online shows two police officers from Bolesławiec during an intervention. The recording attracted widespread attention.

The author of the video complained about the police. He filed a notification with the prosecutor’s office alleging an abuse of authority. The case was handled by Jelenia Góra. After conducting proceedings, the prosecutor’s office discontinued the case. According to the prosecutor’s office, the police officers had not broken the law.

As it turns out, the case will continue.

– The officers were carrying out their duties. The person whose actions were being addressed said that they were groundless. However, this person abused their rights—not only by posting a recording of the intervention online, but above all by insulting the officers and using obscene terms – attorney Arkadiusz Malak, representing the injured parties, explained to istotne.pl.

The video was posted on popular platforms such as YouTube and Facebook. Importantly, the recording itself was made in… 2019 and has nothing to do with the coronavirus epidemic, which the publication date of the video might suggest. – The intervention had absolutely nothing to do with the current situation – A. Malak assures us. – The recording does not contain the entire intervention, only a fragment. The officers say that the recording does not show the moment when one of the officers’ bodily integrity was violated. One of the intervening officers was simply hit.

– The officers are forced to take legal action because their personal rights have clearly been violated. I instructed the officers to file a private indictment with the court. The court will establish who posted the recording online with the obscene caption, as well as who posted the offensive comments – the attorney explains. – Anyone who disagrees with a police intervention has the right to appeal to the court. Even if a person subject to official actions believes that they are unjustified, this does not give them grounds to insult police officers or post their image online. Besides, the recording itself is, in a way, misleading the public.

What will the officers demand?

Above all, an apology. Those alleged to have slandered the officers in the comments, as well as the author of the material made public online, should also expect more serious consequences provided for in the Criminal Code.