We are publishing Linus Lewandowski’s complaint. He is a member of the Homokomando association and has been a member of the boleslawianie.eu association for almost six months.
The boleslawianie.eu association officially took part in the Ceramic Festival parade and won two awards for its participation in the parade. The association had previously registered for the parade, and Director Filipowicz encouraged people to invite everyone to take part in the procession.
Dear Mr Mayor,
Dear Mr Director,
I am filing a complaint concerning gross negligence in protecting the ceramic parade during the Ceramic Festival.
As we passed by—as a registered group taking part in the parade—we were attacked by a group of FC Bolesławiec hooligans. They set off flares, shouted abuse at us and threw bottles in our direction. Our health and lives were endangered. One of the bottles landed very close to a child standing nearby in the crowd of spectators.
The incident met with NO reaction from the security staff or the police. This is unprecedented; even at the famous equality march in Białystok—where we were also attacked by neo-Nazis—the police at least tried to react, as far as they were able to with their absolutely insufficient staffing levels.
I demand an explanation of the causes of the negligence, a determination of why the aggressors were allowed into the parade area, and appropriate steps to ensure that nothing like this ever happens again. I also expect an official apology.
Yours faithfully,
Linus Lewandowski (he/him)
board member of the Homokomando association
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Cc:
- Minister for Equality
- Lower Silesian Voivodeship Office in Wrocław
- Campaign Against Homophobia
- Wyborcza.pl editorial office
- Istotne.pl editorial office