A demonstration by right-wing groups is taking place in Warsaw under the slogan “Protest of Free Poles.” Demonstrators gathered in front of the Sejm building. Older people predominate among the protesters.
Leading PiS politicians addressed those gathered, including Jarosław Kaczyński, as did the wives of the MPs sentenced by the court: Maciej Wąsik and Mariusz Kamiński. They demanded their release.
From the stage, it was said that several hundred thousand people were attending the demonstration, and also that democracy was under threat, the law and the Constitution were being violated, the media were being taken over, freedom of speech was under threat, and that Poland already had Belarus, among other claims.
Czy popierasz „Protest Wolnych Polaków” przed Sejmem?
After the protest in front of the Sejm ended, those gathered set off toward the office of Prime Minister Donald Tusk.
Warsaw City Hall says that approximately 35,000 people took part in the demonstration. The organizers, in turn, claim that as many as 200,000 protesters were present. Video footage shown by various stations indicates that there were no more than 50,000 people.
Update
According to estimates by the onet.pl portal, attendance at the peak of the protest ranged from 90,000 to 120,000 people.
Meanwhile, on X (formerly Twitter):
MP Przemysław Czarnek of PiS claims that 300,000 people attended the demonstration.
Meanwhile, Tomasz Sakiewicz of Telewizja Republika claims that there were 500,000 protesters.
