
The court in Częstochowa issued a verdict in the case of security guards who ejected a KOD activist from a pre-election meeting
The District Court in Częstochowa illegally sentenced two security guards for violating inviolability and exceeding their powers against a 75-year-old KOD activist who was forcibly expelled from a meeting with PiS president Jarosław Kaczyński.
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The trial concerned the incident of October 15, 2022 during Jarosław Kaczyński's meeting with residents in Częstochowa.
Two security guards - Dariusz K. and Tadeusz M. - are also to pay compensation of PLN 3,000 to the injured KOD activist. The judgment is invalid.
The security guards threw him out the door
The trial in the District Court in Częstochowa concerned the events of the parliamentary election campaign on October 15, 2022. On that day, PiS president Jarosław Kaczyński had a meeting with residents in the auditorium of the Jan Długosz University in Częstochowa.
The security guards did not let in Ryszard Raczek, a 75-year-old retiree and KOD activist; they twisted his arms and threw him out the door by force.
The prosecutor demanded a one-year suspended prison sentence
Raczek filed a report to the prosecutor's office about the possibility of the security guards exceeding their powers and violating his bodily integrity.
Prosecutor Mateusz Chajduga demanded a 1-year suspended prison sentence for two security guards. The defendants' lawyer, Justyna Kisiel, asked for acquittal.
The prosecutor argued in court that Raczek could have believed that the meeting was open. This is how they were announced, and the files include confirmation by the then general secretary of the party.
The defense lawyer of both defendants said that the meeting was open, but only to PiS members and supporters. The organizer has the right to decide who will enter, and the injured party is an extreme opponent of PiS, she said.

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