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Participants in the March for Independence in Warsaw, Poland, threw firecrackers and stones at police officers. The siloviki tried to appease them, even using smooth-bore weapons.
Police used pepper spray and, in some cases, smooth-bore weapons in the Independence Day march in Warsaw on November 11. reported Polish police on Twitter.
The police used such measures to “restore public order.”
“The actions of the police units are carried out in accordance with current legislation. Several policemen were injured,” police said.
To restore public order, the activities of the police sub-units are carried out within the framework of the applicable law. Several policemen were * injured. Direct restraint measures are used, including pepper spray and, in individual cases, an asphalt brush.
– Warsaw Police (@Policja_KSP) November 11, 2020
Cops published video in which the forces of order advance on the participants of the march. The video shows explosions of firecrackers and protesters are seen setting fire.
“We will always act decisively to restore order and ensure people’s safety,” he said in the video caption.
You don’t negotiate with the hooligans. It doesn’t matter where they are * or what * views * they are. Important how they * behave *. In such cases, we will always act definitively to restore order and keep other people safe. pic.twitter.com/rJ1EhC5QPu
– Warsaw Police (@Policja_KSP) November 11, 2020
In another video shown clash between security agents and citizens. The protesters threw stones at the ranks of the police.
Hooligans’ behavior, aggression, and threatening the safety of other people require a strong reaction on our part. We will * determine * the same * all participants in such fights and attacks on police officers and hold them accountable * in court. pic.twitter.com/FdybaqutlX
– Warsaw Police (@Policja_KSP) November 11, 2020
“We will identify all participants in such brawls and attacks on police officers and bring them to justice,” it was reported.
The actions of the compact units were fully justified and the means used by them were appropriate to the situation. pic.twitter.com/yvkKXizxOH
– Warsaw Police (@Policja_KSP) November 11, 2020
Deutsche Welle writes that the city authorities prohibited the march due to current quarantine measures related to the coronavirus pandemic. After the ban, the organizers of the march received permission to hold a car and motorcycle rally in the city center. But the protesters left their cars and kept walking.
This year the theme of the march was “Our civilization, our rules.” Participants carried a poster depicting a knight breaking a red and rainbow star, symbolizing socialism and communism, as well as the LGBT community, the publication notes.
The march for independence has been held in Warsaw at the initiative of nationalists for 10 years, reported Polsat News.
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