The Normal Command of the Armed Forces referred to the sensational media findings, which confirmed that Mateusz Sitek, who was killed on the Polish-Belarusian border, was not sporting a vest defending in opposition to knife blows. What does the military must say about this?
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Citing unofficial sources, “Gazeta Wyborcza” wrote that the tragically deceased Mateusz Sitek was not sporting a lightweight vest when he was attacked by one of many migrants pushing in opposition to the border fortifications. The aim of one of these tools is to guard in opposition to assaults with knives and different sharp instruments.
Doubts on this matter appeared two days in the past. Within the “Kropka nad i” program on TVN24, Monika Olejnik requested the Minister of Nationwide Protection Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz straight: did the soldier have a vest? The politician replied: – That is additionally topic to investigation by the prosecutor’s workplace, so far as I do know, sure.
– Both Kosiniak-Kamysz is being misled or is consciously mendacity. The fallen soldier was not sporting a vest that may defend, amongst others, earlier than being stabbed – an informant advised “GW” journalists, and his phrases had been confirmed by two different sources within the Border Guard and the military.
The military feedback: Mateusz Sitek was correctly outfitted
On Wednesday (June 13), the Normal Command of the Armed Forces commented on these findings. In a remark to the “GW” textual content posted on the X military web site it was written: “The late Sergeant Mateusz Sitek, who was stabbed on the border, was outfitted in accordance with the laws, like all troopers serving at the moment.”
The assertion continues: “On Might 28 this yr, the ‘mild’ tools code was in power on the mentioned part of the Polish-Belarusian border. It consists of, amongst others, a helmet, a tactical vest, a weapon with small ammunition, an IPMed medical bundle, pepper spray, police protect and protecting glasses.
The Normal Command of the Armed Forces additionally knowledgeable that the soldier on the time of the assault didn’t act alone, however in a two-person patrol. It was additionally famous that “he didn’t try and throw down the jack used to bend the everlasting dam, as described within the article, however solely insured his colleague finishing up different actions.”
The navy then knowledgeable that because of the tense state of affairs on the border, the tools code on a number of the secured sections has now been modified to “heavy”, which forces the usage of bulletproof vests with a ballistic insert. “It’s price noting {that a} bulletproof vest with such an insert has locations that aren’t protected in opposition to potential blows,” we learn.
How did Mateusz Sitek die? A Polish soldier was stabbed on the border with Belarus
The tragic occasion passed off on Might 28 close to Dubicze Cerkiewne. Whereas attempting to cease the strain of migrants breaking by means of the hole within the border fence, Mateusz Sitek was hit with a knife mounted on a protracted pole. On June 6, a 21-year-old man died in a Warsaw hospital.
A prosecutor’s investigation is underway on this case. As we wrote in naTemat, unofficial studies obtained by “Rzeczpospolita” present that investigators have the homicide weapon, they usually managed to safe DNA traces and fingerprints on it. It’s potential that they belong to the perpetrator. Polish companies are nonetheless intensively trying to find his attacker.
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