Warsaw police officers detained a 19-year-old resident of Otwock County, suspected of issuing criminal threats against the President of the Republic of Poland. Yesterday, he was charged with these threats at the Warsaw-Śródmieście District Prosecutor’s Office and placed under police supervision. The alleged crime carries a penalty of up to three years in prison.
During the Poland-Netherlands match at the PGE Narodowy Stadium in Warsaw, a disturbing post appeared online. On X.com, one user uploaded a photo from a car – the image shows a pistol. “See you, Karolek,” he wrote. This was a clear threat to murder the President of Poland, so the State Protection Service (SOP) notified the prosecutor’s office.
19-Year-Old Threatened the President
The case involved the detention of a 19-year-old man from Otwock County, a vocational school student.
Yesterday, procedural actions took place at the Warsaw-Śródmieście-North District Prosecutor’s Office with the 19-year-old present. Prosecutor Piotr Skiba stated that the suspect, accused of issuing criminal threats – an act under Article 190 § 1 of the Penal Code – admitted to the alleged act, provided “very extensive” explanations, and expressed remorse. Article 190 of the Penal Code reads: Whoever threatens another person with committing a crime against them or against a person closest to them, if the threat causes in the person to whom it is directed or concerns a justified fear that it will be carried out, is subject to imprisonment of up to 3 years.
The prosecutor imposed police supervision on the suspect, along with a ban on approaching the president and buildings belonging to the Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Poland – the Presidential Palace and the Belweder. Nevertheless, the 19-year-old faces up to three years in prison.
According to information provided by the prosecutor’s office, it will also be necessary to interview President Nawrocki.