Polish activists staged an ‘interrogation’ at a Ukrainian organization’s office in Poznań

In the Polish city of Poznań, three men entered the office of a Ukrainian woman in the building of the University of Economics and demanded that she answer questions about her attitude toward Stepan Bandera and Roman Shukhevych.

This was reported by the television channel TVP World.

The activists not only asked questions about the historical figures but also accused Ukraine of hostility. They began filming the woman on camera without her permission. The Ukrainian woman refused to let them into the premises, citing the visitors’ lack of any legal grounds for conducting such an “interrogation.”

The Polish prosecutor’s office opened a criminal case on charges of defamation and degradation of dignity. Two of the men were detained. Charges were brought against them, though both denied any wrongdoing. The detainees face a fine, a restriction of liberty, or up to one year of imprisonment. The court also banned them from approaching Ukrainian national Natalia Fedoriak and from contacting her.

Polish Interior Minister Marcin Kierwiński responded harshly to the incident.

“There is no place for hatred and aggression. In such cases, the Polish police will respond decisively,” — Kierwiński stated.

He emphasized that the authorities would not tolerate manifestations of hatred and that the police would continue to respond firmly to such incidents.

Earlier, Jarosław Kaczyński, the leader of Poland’s largest opposition party, Law and Justice, stated that Ukraine should not join the European Union until it renounces the “cult of Bandera, the UPA, and the OUN.”