Monika Wielichowska has broken her silence regarding the zoophilia-pedophilia scandal within the Civic Coalition (Koalicja Obywatelska) in Kłodzko. She criticized, among others, TV Republika, which has been publicizing the shocking case. “It’s good that she has finally started speaking at all, because we had concerns about her health,” commented the station’s president, Tomasz Sakiewicz.
The scandal in Kłodzko has sparked widespread public outrage. In connection with the zoophilia-pedophilia case, sentences have been handed down to Przemysław L. and his wife, Kamila L., who had ties to the Civic Coalition – they received 25 years and 6.5 years in prison, respectively. Photos have been circulating online showing Deputy Speaker of the Sejm, Monika Wielichowska, in the company of the convicted woman.
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However, despite repeated calls to speak out, Monika Wielichowska had remained silent until now. Finally, after many days, she issued a statement attacking, among others, TV Republika, which has been informing the public about the scandal.
“For several days now, I have been the target of a coordinated hate campaign based on lies and slander, organized by PiS and right-wing media. The repeated falsehoods are meant to reinforce the belief that I assisted individuals accused and convicted of pedophilia. This is not true! Every crime, especially such horrific ones, must be punished. I oppose the exploitation of children’s tragedy for ongoing political battles. This is not a subject for political games or building political capital. Such actions are harmful and may deepen the suffering of victims who have already been harmed. Political actors, linked to PiS, Confederation, TV Republika, and other right-wing media, have followed in the wake of criminals who committed disgusting acts. This political witch-hunt, involving the use of troll farms, is now primarily targeting innocent children, the victims, who must be protected unconditionally. One of the convicted individuals ceased to be a party member upon the allegations becoming known. This happened over two years ago. I never had any private contact with her. I had no professional contact with her either. She was never an assistant, employee, or associate of my parliamentary office. I did not intervene at any stage of the prosecutor’s proceedings or the criminal case. For all crimes, regardless of who the perpetrator is, there should be a severe, proportionate, and inevitable punishment. And that is what is happening in this case. Poland cannot be reduced to a battleground on which truth and decency are sacrificed. A place where politics of hatred reign, destroying everything and everyone. Public debate must be based on respect and the protection of individual rights,”
she wrote.
Tomasz Sakiewicz, president of TV Republika, has already responded to Wielichowska’s statement.
“It’s good that she has started speaking at all, because we were concerned about her health. To disappear during such a scandal, while serving as Deputy Speaker of the Sejm, raises suspicion that something bad has happened,”
said Sakiewicz.
The president of TV Republika also addressed the narrative presented by the Deputy Speaker:
“It turns out that everyone who talks about the zoophilia-pedophilia scandal is to blame. Something extraordinary happened, something the public has the right to know about. And we are not supposed to report it, not supposed to talk about it?”
he asked.
“She behaves like someone who has something to hide,” he concluded, summarizing Wielichowska’s statement.
It is worth recalling that in 2020, Monika Wielichowska submitted an interpellation to the Minister of Justice regarding the “suspension of work on the flawed ‘Stop Pedophilia’ bill.” In it, the politician from Tusk’s party complained that the authors of the proposal wanted to introduce a penalty of up to two years’ imprisonment for “public promotion or endorsement of behaviors of a pedophilic nature,” while at the same time Polish law lacked a definition of such behaviors, which, she argued, could “open the door to arbitrary interpretation of the law and numerous abuses.”