Kierwiński's statement caused a storm. Gibała: Exaggerated suggestions

Saturday drama on the Main Square

On Saturday afternoon, a masked 24-year-old drove his car into the Main Square in Krakow and started shooting indiscriminately. He killed 6 people and injured 15.

After an exchange of fire with the police, the attacker was arrested and taken to hospital in a serious condition. On Saturday evening, the bodies of three people were found at his place of residence in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski. The services confirmed that these were the parents and sister of the 24-year-old.

On Monday, the 24-year-old died in hospital. The police said it happened in the morning.

The minister's statement aroused emotions

On Saturday, Minister of Interior and Administration Marcin Kierwiński caused a lot of emotion with his suggestion that, according to preliminary findings, the 24-year-old killer may have had ultra-right views. He did not provide any evidence to confirm this thesis.

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 - Kierwiński noted on Sunday on TVN24.

Kierwiński's statement was commented sharply by, among others, President of Law and Justice Jarosław Kaczyński.

The dramatic events in Krakow touched us all. Only a clearly disturbed man could commit such a terrible crime. It doesn't matter what his political views were. And yet, as one of the first pieces of information, before the services entered the perpetrator's apartment, Minister Kierwiński stated that the attacker was fascinated by right-wing ideologies - he wrote on the X website.

"A minister should be expected to take special responsibility for every word he says. Meanwhile, in this case, there was a lack of prudence and seriousness required to hold such an important office," said Confederation MP Krzysztof Mulawa.

Gibała in RMF FM: These are hasty conclusions

On Monday, in a special interview for RMF FM, the mayor of Krakow, Łukasz Gibała, expressed his distance from discussions about what views the 24-year-old killer might have had.

I don't like suggestions linking his activities with this or that political motivation, with this or that view, he admitted. He added that such suggestions are unnecessary and only strengthen the already large social divisions.

When I talked to representatives of the uniformed services and when this topic came up, they emphasized that these were hasty conclusions - emphasized the RMF FM guest.

Gibała admitted that after the death of the 24-year-old attacker, we may never fully know his motives.

In my opinion, we are clearly dealing with someone who was mentally ill, he said.

The mayor of Krakow also said that Saturday's murder was most likely intended to cause panic, so it is important to show that the city's inhabitants were not discouraged. It is intended to serve this purpose, among others. a silent march planned for this evening.