The Polish farmer who appealed to Putin was charged: what threatens him

The Polish Prosecutor's Office believes that the protesters contained elements of propaganda of totalitarian ideology, as well as supporting Russian aggression against Ukraine. The Polish farmer, who was protesting from the USSR flag and urged the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin to "bring order", made official charges. This was announced on February 23 by the press service of the Prosecutor's Office of the city of Glivice.

According to the prosecutor's office, the protestor Peter G. was charged under Article 117 § 3 of the Criminal Procedure Code and Article 256 § 1a and § 2 of the Criminal Procedure Code in combination with Article 11 § 2 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Poland.

According to the department, the prosecutor believed that the actions of the man contained calls for aggressive war and the boasting of the war that Russia was leading against Ukraine, as well as elements of propaganda of totalitarian ideology. The prosecutor took precautionary measures about the suspect in the form of police supervision and bail. It is reported that the farmer faces up to 5 years in prison. The suspect refused to comment.

We will remind, on February 20 Polish media reported that more than 100 tractors blocked the road near the border. One of the cars was noticed the flag of the USSR, as well as a poster with an appeal to the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin. "Putin, deal with Ukraine, Brussels and our rulers," the inscription on the poster testified.

On the same day, Polish Interior Minister Martsin Kervinsky reported that police had detained a farmer who appeared at a rally with the USSR flag and called Putin to "tie". In the Polish Foreign Ministry on February 21, a statement about the farmer with the Flag of the USSR, noting that such actions "exhibit in the bad light" Warsaw, who was the first to assist Ukraine and the Poles who accepted Ukrainian refugees.