In Zgorzelec, a lot of Poles gathered to voice their opposition to the influx of illegal immigrants being brought into Poland from Germany. The protest, held under the slogan “Stop Flooding Poland with Migrants from Germany,” was attended by members of the “Gazeta Polska” Clubs.
“As the Gazeta Polska Club from Wrocław, we coordinate the activities of Clubs from Lower Silesia. I’m proud that I saw so many Clubs here today. I’m very proud you have all come in such numbers.”
– said Sławomir Śmigielski, head of the Wrocław club.
During the demonstration in Zgorzelec, Robert Bąkiewicz, speaking from the stage, drew attention to masked individuals standing nearby. He called on them to remove their masks and suggested the possibility of a provocation, also accusing the police of inadequately securing the large gathering. Bąkiewicz spoke of a “hybrid war,” stating, “It is Germany that is now pushing migrants into Poland.”
The speeches addressed not only the ongoing issue of migrants but also a broader dissatisfaction with the current government.
“We can’t just stand and remain silent. From day one, outside the TV station, I said we have to be ready for sacrifices. You don’t get homeland, sovereignty, and freedom for a pittance or for a few drops of blood. We already have our first casualties. There’s a farmer who was severely beaten and later, unable to cope with the pressure, took his own life. There’s Mrs. Basia Skrzypek, who was effectively hounded during interrogation—an older, ill woman who couldn’t endure that pressure, and her heart gave out.”
– said Adam Borowski, head of the Warsaw Gazeta Polska Club.
He also reminded the crowd of individuals who have been deprived of their liberty.
“There were people who were imprisoned—Father Olszewski was detained; Karolina and Urszula were detained, and they have indictments (linked to the investigation into the Justice Fund). Now an MP (Dariusz Matecki) is in custody,”
he noted.
Borowski called for organizing demonstrations in every locality.
“Even if it’s just two, three, ten, or fifty people, let’s organize ourselves, because this treacherous government is ready to sell Poland for euros,”
he said.
“Let’s unite the Clubs, the Roty, all the patriotic organizations. Let’s unite and overthrow this government,”
he declared.
After the demonstration ended, the Niezalezna.pl portal contacted Janusz Kowalski, a Law and Justice (PiS) MP who was on-site in Zgorzelec.
At the outset, he thanked the portal for helping “defuse the provocation issue.”
“People in black masks with racist slogans intentionally showed up here from the German side to take photos—presumably to spread a message in the German media that racists and xenophobes are protesting in Poland. Our crowd immediately started chanting ‘provocation.’ These individuals were pushed out of the protest. I have no doubt this was a coordinated action. There was no police presence at first. Together with MP Szymon Pogoda, we called the police to have these provocateurs identified. In my view, their plan essentially failed.”
– the PiS MP said.
Asked by Niezalezna.pl for his assessment of the day’s demonstration, Robert Bąkiewicz highlighted that it was a “huge success.”
“There were several thousand protesters, and with each demonstration, our numbers grow. You can see that people fear mass immigration—not only those who live right on the border but also residents of nearby counties and of Lower Silesia as a whole. It was a great success, truly,”
he said.
Bąkiewicz acknowledged that “people are angry” at the lack of adequate action from Polish authorities, given the clearly growing migratory pressure from Germany.
“It seems to me that people now clearly see the threat from the policies pursued by Tusk, Berlin, and the European Union, which are forcing culturally alien migrants on us. And people are simply worried about their safety and the costs of supporting these individuals,”
he concluded.