Leszek Socha referred to the article The court acquitted a Bolesławiec resident who accused Mayor Piotr Roman, in which we described the outcome of Bolesławiec resident Mirosław Starzyk’s legal battle with Mayor Piotr Roman. The case concerned a conflict surrounding the demolition, in 2019–2020, of buildings historically connected with the Gross-Rosen camp subcamp on Staroszkolna and Orla streets in Bolesławiec.
Mirosław Starzyk took action to protect these places. In 2020, he filed a private indictment against the city’s mayor, accusing him, among other things, of promoting a totalitarian system and insulting the memory of camp victims.
– When you start to understand, you encounter hate and you disappear – comments Leszek Socha – No one will help you, I know that for sure. Mirosław Starzyk knows it too; he went through hell. Why? Because he stood up for the place where people were tortured, where people died. And although this place should have been protected, the County Developers’ Republic does not care about any sacred values. I myself transported bricks to Germany from the demolition of this place. Aware of this, before leaving I placed a red rose on those pallets. That was all I could do. Mr Starzyk proved braver and paid a high price for it when he himself confronted the local authorities. Pretending to be a democracy will end someday, but how many more people of goodwill will be destroyed? It has all gone too far, and those who could have done something now have positions and are doing well—so well that they are not interested in change. It is highly unlikely that today’s politicians at any level would agree to self-restraint, that is, to operating in accordance with the social contract. So what awaits honest people in this country? Persecution and fabricated trials? I have gone through it myself and am still going through it; my friends are experiencing it too. Hope still lies in independent media. Poland will be grateful to them. That’s what I think, but not yet – Socha adds.