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Almost three hundred people were arrested in Warsaw due to the Independence Day riots, 35 policemen were injured yesterday, said Sylwester Marczak, a spokesman for the Polish capital’s police headquarters. The march, traditionally organized by national circles on the national holiday, was not allowed this year by Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski, but Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki also asked that people not participate in the parade in the wake of the coronavirus epidemic. said an MTI correspondent in Warsaw.
They were burned and destroyed in the Polish capital on Independence Day.
Although a parade of cars was planned, thousands came on foot to commemorate. The protesters also included groups of thugs who started the riots, and the police also used tear gas and rubber bullets against them. Police have indicated that most of the more than 300 people detained have already been released. A total of 36 people have been suspected of having committed various crimes and are still in custody.
During the police intervention, a 74-year-old photojournalist from the weekly Tygodnik Solidarnosc of the Solidarity union, who suffered a wound to the face, was shot with a rubber bullet. The case is being investigated. Due to the coronavirus epidemic, gatherings of more than five people are currently prohibited in Poland.
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