Duda will be a trial for contempt of the Poles – the media

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The publication Fakt has learned that the President of Poland Andrzej Duda will be tried for statements about the viewers of Agnieszka Holland’s film “Green Border”.

Source: “European Truth” with a link to the publication Truth

Details: According to the Center for the Study of Racist and Xenophobic Behavior, the president of Poland “insulted the citizens of his own country” when he said that “only pigs sit in the cinema. “

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The group noted that the first hearing against Duda will be held on October 24, 2025 in Warsaw.

The film, mentioned by the Polish president, tells how refugees from the Middle East and Africa are trying to reach the European Union on the “green border” between Belarus and Poland. The director of the film, Agnieszka Holland, showed how Belarusian propaganda draws migrants to the border and promises an easy passage to the EU.

“Because Mrs. slogan “Only pigs sit at the cinema,” said Duda.

After that, the publication reports, answering a question from TVN24 about these words, he said that it was not his statement, but only quotes, and he also mentioned the “law on quotes”.

The lawyer who spoke to the journalists said that “it will be a trial that has no precedent in history.”

“It must be confirmed and explained that this is a civil process for violating personal rights against the state’s finances. the Civil Code,” he explained.

He said that the court could ask him to publish an apology in the media.

Let us remember you:

• In October 2023, the Polish Research Center for Racist and Xenophobic Behavior filed a lawsuit in the Warsaw District Court against Duda because of his statements about the audience of Agnieszka Holland’s resonant film “Green Border”.
• September 11, the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Poland to sign an orderwhich will extend the buffer zone on the border with Belarus for another 90 days, already on September 26 it was reported that the number was extended a few weeks ago attempts to cross illegally The Polish-Belarusian border has increased.
• As you know, the ban on staying in a certain area in the buffer zone has been in place since June 13, 2024. It came about after an increase in migrants’ attempts to cross the border and several incidents violent, and one of these led to the death of a soldier.

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