President before Christmas Andrzej Duda decided to pardon Two persons convicted of defamation. In the statement, the President forgave the fines and ordered the removal of the conviction.
Although the presidential office did not disclose the names of those pardoned, “Rzeczpospolita” in recent days has suggested that they are right-wing publicist Magdalena Ogorek and Rafal Ziemkiewicz. In the case of journalists, the legal classification of the act was identical to that indicated in the official statement. It's about art. Joke in connection with paragraph 212 § 1 of the Civil Code. 212 § 2 of the Criminal Code, i.e. defamation through mass media. The type of punishment also agrees. Rafal Ziemkiewicz confirmed to “Rzeczpospolita” that he and Magdalena Ogorek applied for a pardon, but so far he has not received any information confirming the pardon.
Andrzej Duda pardoned Magdalena Ogorek and Rafal Ziemkiewicz. Official information
The portal Wirtualna Polska reported on Friday that the Warsaw-Śródmieście District Court officially confirmed the information about the presidential pardon of Magdalena Ogorek and Rafal Ziemkiewicz.
– The District Court of Warsaw-Shrodmieski, through the National Prosecutor's Office, received copies of the decision of the President of the Republic of Poland on December 18, 2023 on pardoning the persons mentioned in the investigation. The pardon refers to a decision made by the Warsaw District Court in Warsaw on December 6, 2022, which was upheld by a decision of the Warsaw District Court on May 24, 2023. Conviction – he told Wirtualna Polska, Piotr Maksimowicz, Vice-President of the Warsaw-Śródmieście District Court.
Pardon of famous journalists. Ziemkiewicz: Thanks to the president – if he really pardoned me
“Do Rzech” columnist Rafal Ziemkiewicz issued a statement on Thursday regarding the media reports. He emphasized that he had not received official information about the pardon.
“However, if the “leak” relied on by the newspaper “Rzeczpospolita” is true, and if the court “falls into the trap of legal formalism”, i.e. behaves according to the letter of the law, then all taxpayers should be happy. This,” he emphasized.
“I thank the President – if indeed he has pardoned me – not so much as me, because I personally suffer from the oppression of 'caste', but as a citizen, a tax payer and a person who appreciates the first value of freedom of speech,” he said in his statement.
Trial of journalists. It was about the words “so many visions” in the program.
Charges were brought against Magdalena Ogorek and Rafal Ziemkiewicz for their “Behind the Vision” statements. In February 2019, left-wing activist and psychotherapist Elżbieta Podleszna contributed.
We remind you that Magdalena Ogorek in 2019 A group of protestors was attacked In front of TVP Info headquarters. When the participants of the rally saw him, they started chanting “shame and shame” and blocked the journalist's access to the car.
At that time, the leader among the radicals was the well-known LGBT activist Elżbieta Podleszna, who called people to attack Ogorek. However, the court did not find anything inappropriate in his behavior and the activist was excused for his actions near the headquarters of the TV company.
The attack on Ogorek was one of the topics during the episode of “W tyle pozna” program on TVP Info. At one point, Rafal Ziemkiewicz said that “Elżbieta Podleszna is a psychologist, a psychotherapist, she has patients, receives and conducts a regular practice. I get the impression that she takes them to various events (…) they act as if they have been masterfully brainwashed.”
– We may have such an impression, and if this is the use of one's own abilities, in fact, quasi-medically, to manipulate the human psyche, then I think that … I am still waiting for the reaction of the psychological community. In this matter – said Ogorek.
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