Man arrested for praising attack at Krakow Market Square
A 34-year-old from Masłów municipality published a post praising the attack of 7 November and threatened a similar act. Police arrested him on Sunday; he faces a year in prison.
Arrest following social media post
Officers from the Municipal Police Command in Kielce arrested a 34-year-old from Masłów municipality on Sunday — according to policja.pl, the man posted a comment on a social media portal praising the attack of 7 November at Krakow's Main Market Square and simultaneously threatened to commit a similar crime. The suspect was charged under Article 255 § 3 of the Penal Code — publicly praising the commission of a crime.
The alarming post was reported to police through the Central Bureau for Combating Cybercrime. Officers from the criminal division of Commissariat I, together with patrol officers from the Municipal Command Headquarters, went to the man's address. At the time of the intervention, he was intoxicated — testing showed approximately 1.5 per mille of alcohol. He explained to police that he did not control the content he had published due to his state of intoxication and that the post was meant to be a joke without any intention to imitate the perpetrator.
After sobering up, the man was questioned and charged. The court imposed a financial bond on him, a ban on leaving the country, and police supervision; he must report to the commissariat four times weekly. The alleged crime carries a sentence of up to one year in prison. The court will make the final decision.
Police emphasise that the internet is not a space free from accountability — every comment or shared content can have real legal consequences. They strongly condemn all manifestations of praising violence and directing threats at other people.
Source: Google News PL — Crime (pl)