WARSOW, Poland (AP) – The leader of Poland’s powerful ruling party on Tuesday urged his supporters to defend churches, primarily in the Catholic nation, setting the stage for clashes with angry protesters over a court ruling potentially banning abortion.
Jaroslaw Kaczynski, Tuesday’s call, will draw strong condemnation from a conservative, main opposition leader, who has accused him of fanning the nation’s divisions, inciting hatred and civil war. An appeal for calm and respect for the Archbishop Churches of Poland.
The country’s top court ruled on Thursday Abortion is unconstitutional due to a fetal congenital defect, tightening and protesting one of Europe’s most prohibited abortion laws.
Violating epidemic restrictions – the coming large-scale demonstrations entered their sixth day on Tuesday and included angry gatherings and obscene mantras in front of churches and even obstructed the Messiah.
In a video message on Facebook, Kakazensky insisted the ruling was unconstitutional and said it was marked by a “pro-church” protest.
“We must defend the Polish church, we must defend them at all costs,” Kaczynski said. To members and supporters of his ruling law and justice party, Kakzinski said.
Boris Budka, the leader of the Civic Coalition, reacted by saying that “it is a crime to use party parties to incite hatred, civil war and attack civilians.”
He warned that protesters could try to bring Kakinski before a special court for politicians.
In his message, Kakinski also said that protesters had committed a “serious crime” by violating the anti-Kovid-19 nationwide ban on gatherings of more than five people.
“In the current situation, these demonstrations will definitely cost the lives of many,” said Kaczynski, whose right-wing party came to power in 2015 on a platform that included a promise to tighten abortion laws.
Kazensky was speaking when people in Poland were loitering in the form of protests blocking traffic. A general strike in which all women will be off work is scheduled for Wednesday and a large protest march will be held in front of the capital on Friday.
Earlier in the day, the head of the Catholic Church in Poland, Archbishop Wojciech Polak, called for calm and respect for the church.
“It is the moral duty of every Christian to take steps not to escalate the conflict,” Pollack wrote in a letter to his diocese of Gnizno.
Tensions with Kaczynski also erupted in parliament.
The speaker of parliament called on the guards to rescue Deputy Prime Minister Kakinski from disgruntled opposition lawmakers. Kaczynski’s close ally, Speaker Ryszard Teleki, used the red lightning symbol of protest to denote Nazi Germany’s S.S. More angry compared to the group of forces.
On Monday, thousands of protesters, led by women’s rights activists, blocked traffic for hours. Gathered in most cities and even outside the church, denouncing obscenity against the leaders of Poland’s influential Catholic Church, who condemn abortion. They called for women to have the right to choose.
Earlier on Tuesday, Prime Minister Matthew Moraviki, whose government supports tougher sanctions, defended the court’s ruling, saying “you must first live to gain freedom of choice.”
He urged everyone to observe sanctions in an effort to combat the sudden spike in coronavirus cases, which reached a new high of about 16,300 confirmed cases on Tuesday.
A constitutional tribunal ruling on Thursday tightened one of Europe’s most prohibited abortion laws. While it becomes effective, which is expected in the coming days or weeks with its official release, abortion will only be performed when the pregnancy threatens a woman’s health or is the result of a crime such as rape or adultery.
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