The Jelenia Góra District Prosecutor’s Office is conducting an investigation into the disclosure of the personal data of a minor suspected of murder. The case concerns a 12-year-old girl whom investigators suspect of murdering an 11-year-old peer in Jelenia Góra. Following the tragedy, information and photographs of the 12-year-old began appearing on social media and the Internet.
As a result, the prosecutor’s office initiated separate proceedings concerning the unlawful disclosure of the minor’s personal data. Police are securing posts from social media and determining who disseminated the information. Publishing the data of minors involved in proceedings may violate the law and carry a penalty of up to 8 years in prison.
The murder case is being handled simultaneously במסגרת במסגרת juvenile court proceedings. The prosecutor’s office and police appeal to the public not to publish the data or photographs of minors connected with criminal cases, as this may harm the investigation and violate legal regulations.
False information concerning the suspect’s nationality or identity also appeared in the public sphere; it was officially denied.