As the Cominissioner for Human Rights, it was with major distress and concern that I observed last night’s events (7th August 2020) against the persons protesting against remand detention of an activist from the “Stop bzdurom” collective. Being responsible for protecting fundamental human and civil  rights and freedoms, in particular against violations of rights by public authorities, I decided to initiate a preliminary investigation into the case.

The recordings from the scene of the event available in the media as well as public statements by witnesses including MPs from the Polish Sejm indicate that the conduct of the police officers requires urgent examination as to its correctness and legality...