Kierwiński explains his words about the views of the perpetrator of the attack in Krakow. "First hypotheses"

On Saturday afternoon, 24-year-old Michał O. drove a black Subaru into the Main Square in Krakow and started shooting at people there. After an exchange of fire with the police, he was injured, detained and taken to hospital. The man had a firearms license and had no previous convictions or records. The officers found numerous weapons and ammunition in his car.

On the same day, a few hours after the shooting in Krakow, Minister of Internal Affairs and Administration Marcin Kierwiński said that the attacker acted alone and "had very radical views." Everything indicates that he was fascinated by far-right ideologies, although this will be subject to verification, he said then.

The words of the head of the Ministry of Interior and Administration have not yet been confirmed by the services. "Super Express" reported, however, citing unofficial information confirmed by several sources, that 24-year-old Michał O., who opened fire on people in the center of Krakow, was not associated with any party or other right-wing organizations.

"We don't pass any judgments here"

On Sunday evening, Marcin Kierwiński was a guest of TVN24, where he explained his Saturday words about the alleged fascination with "extreme right-wing ideologies" by the attacker from Krakow. I also said it would require verification. I know that this arouses very strong emotions, mainly on the right-wing side of the political scene. It is not my intention to arouse emotions here, everything must be thoroughly checked - he emphasized.

The interviewer asked whether this meant that he had provided unverified information. In such cases, there are always first hypotheses, first information and clues. That's why my statement (was) like that. (...) These are the things that are now being checked by the police, and the evidence that is at the police's disposal, and I will not elaborate on it now - he said.

When asked if he was not going back on his words, he replied: The police are checking these threads, I say this with full responsibility. However, the second part of the sentence itself, which said that it is subject to verification, clearly indicates that we are not making any judgments here. Every potential motive, every potential circumstance must be examined.

He stressed that every piece of evidence in this regard will be "tested with full responsibility" and every hypothesis put forward by the investigators must be verified.