Dariusz Sas visited the police station again. This time, the activist who expressed his dissatisfaction with the rule of Law and Justice received charges of disturbing the peace, participating in an illegal gathering and … trampling the lawn during Mateusz Morawiecki’s exclusive visit to Bolesławiec.
Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki visited the Bolesławiec district hospital in April this year. The hospital on Jeleniogórska Street was surrounded by police. A dozen or so people from the Bolesławiec Women's Strike gathered on the pavement in front of the hospital. The citizens had prepared placards, banners, whistles, a megaphone and a bowl of rice, along with traditional rubber stamps. It was then that Dariusz Sas allegedly trampled the lawn.
– I was summoned to the police station over disturbing the peace, participating in an illegal gathering and trampling the lawn during Morawiecki’s visit – says Dariusz Sas. – I was standing on the other side of the street, in front of the hospital. There is grass there, but I was standing on a tree stump, and if anything, I trampled the stump. I refused to answer, even when asked whether I understood the charges – the activist adds.
Sas adds that he personally feels there is an order from above for the authorities to make life difficult for people who expressed unfavourable opinions about the prime minister and Law and Justice.
– On the one hand, this needs to be publicised; on the other, publicising it intimidates others – comments Dariusz Sas. – This is exactly what Law and Justice wants. I will not be frightened, but people who do not know the procedures and are unfamiliar with the courts and police will be afraid to go out into the street – the activist adds.
Darius Sas and four other activists will soon visit the court in Bolesławiec. This time, they are going there for whistling at “Pen Holder.” During Andrzej Duda’s campaign visit to Bolesławiec in July 2020, the activists did not welcome the president with applause but whistled at him. It took place in Bolesławiec’s market square, where there are no lawns. An independent court will decide the activists’ fate.