A Polish farmer named Piotr and his daughter Agata admitted their guilt in inciting aggressive war. In February, they hung a poster on a tractor calling on the Russian leader to “sort things out with Ukraine.”
TVN24 reports this, citing the prosecutor's office in Gliwice.
According to a spokesperson for the prosecutor's office, the man and his daughter initially pleaded not guilty to the charges brought against them. They explained that they wanted to draw attention to current problems in agriculture.
However, they admitted their guilt and filed statements about voluntary serving of the sentence, which they agreed with the prosecutor.
They are accused of publicly approving the war of conquest against Ukraine. For this, they face imprisonment for up to 5 years.
The farmer is also suspected of publicly promoting communist ideology by hanging the USSR flag, which is punishable by 3 years in prison in Poland.
200% Deposit Bonus up to €3,000 180% First Deposit Bonus up to $20,000Around lunchtime on February 20, more than 100 tractors blocked the road near the village of Gorzocki, not far from the border with the Czech Republic. Farmers continued to demand that the Polish-Ukrainian border be closed and that the export of agricultural products from Ukraine, which, in their opinion, do not meet the standards of the European Union, be stopped.
But in addition to the usual posters and demands, there was another one – with an appeal to Putin to “sort things out” with the authorities of Ukraine and the European Union. The tractor with this poster was flying a Soviet flag with a hammer and sickle.
Later, due to the display of this poster, the Polish police opened a criminal case under the article on propaganda of fascist or other totalitarian regimes, incitement of hatred on national, ethnic, racial or religious grounds.
However, the case materials were subsequently sent to the district prosecutor's office of the city of Gliwice, which investigates hate crimes.
There, the Pole who hung the poster was informed of suspicion of public incitement to unleash an aggressive war against Poland and public approval of unleashing an aggressive war against Ukraine, as well as public propaganda of communist ideology.
Against the backdrop of the incident, the Polish Foreign Ministry announced the possible participation of Russian agents in farmers' protests on the border.
Prepared by: Nina Petrovich