The territory Attorney's Office in Warsaw has sent to court an indictment against Mr Grzegorz Braun. Case afraid seven serious acts, including the loud extinguishing of Khanuk candles in the Sejm in December 2023. This is simply a crucial minute in a political career, due to the fact that a final conviction for a intentional crime prosecuted from public prosecution could consequence in the failure of a mandate. The indictment, filed in the territory Court of Warsaw-Prague South, covers a number of incidents which have sparked widespread controversy in fresh years and met with public condemnation. The prosecution's decision follows the European Parliament's approval to bring the Euro MP to justice, which opens the way for full judicial proceedings.
Accusation Act: What does the prosecution accuse?
The territory Prosecutor's Office in Warsaw has put together a full of 7 charges, which are the consequence of a detailed investigation. The main points of the accusation include: public insult of a group of the population due to spiritual affiliation, malicious interference in the public execution of a spiritual act, public insult of the subject of spiritual worship, as well as a violation of physical immunity and a slight injury to the wellness of the individual who attempted to intervene in the Sejm. Additionally, the charges concern harm to property, blocking the lecture on the Holocaust, removing the Christmas tree from court, as well as violating the physical integrity of a public officer and insulting the manager of the National Institute of Cardiology. Each of these acts, according to the prosecutor's office, constitutes a serious violation of the law and demonstrates the systematic violation of social and legal standards.
The incidental in the Sejm: Chanuka and consequences
The loudest of the charges is the December 2023 event erstwhile Grzegorz Braun, utilizing a fire extinguisher, put out Khanuk candles in the Sejm. The EPPO shall classify this act as public insult of the population group due to its spiritual affiliation, by saying the words "such as you are a shame, you should not be." In addition, allegations include malicious interference with the public execution of a spiritual act of candlelight in the Chanukia candlestick and public insult of spiritual worship. This incident, which caused a wave of outrage in Poland and abroad, besides had consequences in the form of a violation of the physical integrity of the individual who tried to halt the Euro MP and besides caused a slight harm to her wellness as a consequence of directing the fire extinguisher stream. This event has become a symbol of Braun's controversial actions and is simply a key component of the indictment.
Controversy Outside the Seym: From Christmas tree to attack on director
The indictment besides includes another equally scandalous incidents. In May 2023, at the German Historical Institute, Grzegorz Braun was to harm property and block prof. Jan Grabowski's lecture on the Holocaustwhich raises serious questions about respect for past and academic freedom. Another incidental occurred in January 2023 in the Krakow court, where Braun erected a Christmas tree there and threw it in the basket, which the prosecutor qualifies as an insult to the spiritual object. No little serious are allegations concerning events of 2022 at the National Institute of Cardiology in Warsaw. Then Braun, along with a group of people without masks, entered a gathering of the directorate of the facility, he attacked the director, Dr. Łukasz Szumowski, pulling his arm and clothing, and forcing him to stay at the scene of the event, which qualifies as a violation of the physical integrity of a public officer and insult. These events show a broader context of the behaviour of the Euro MP.
What about immunity? fresh conclusions and investigations
It is worth noting that the indictment is directed only for any of the charges made to Grzegorz Braun. lawyer General Adam Bodnar (now Waldemar Żurek) directed to the European Parliament two another requests to waive the immunity of the euro. The first one, early in June, relates to the events of April 16, erstwhile Braun attempted to make a "civil" Gynecologist detainment in a infirmary in Oleśnica, performing legal abortions. possible allegations in this case include unlawful imprisonment of a doctor, violation of her physical integrity, verbal insult and slander. The second proposal, which was submitted last week, concerns further proceedings, details of which have not yet been publically disclosed. Regardless, the IPN investigative unit besides launched an investigation into Braun's public denial of genocide crimes in Auschwitz-Birkenau during a radio interview in July this year. These parallel proceedings point to a wide scope of allegations against which policies are faced.
Legal and Political Consequences: What Threats Grzegorz Braun?
The start of the trial is simply a critical minute for Grzegorz Braun. According to Article 99(3) of the Constitution of the Republic of Poland, a individual sentenced by a final conviction to imprisonment for a intentional offence prosecuted from public prosecution may not be elected to the Sejm or Senate. Although the prosecution's allegations do not always affect prison sentences, for any crimes, specified as violations of the integrity of a public officer or insults due to spiritual affiliation, this anticipation exists. Even if the conviction does not mean imprisonment, a final conviction may have serious consequences for his political image and future candidacy. The full issue is closely monitored by public opinion and the political environment, and its result may importantly affect the further career of the Euro MP.
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Gregory Braun in court. 7 charges that could cost him the mandate of a Euro MP!
