Following the intervention by firefighters and police at the family home of President Karol Nawrocki, Prime Minister Donald Tusk commented on the series of false reports and emergency interventions, appealing against drawing political conclusions. His remarks drew a sharp response from Tomasz Sakiewicz, who accused the authorities of failing to support those affected by the incidents and of not apologizing after the intervention at the Polish head of state’s family home.
Last night, a scandalous and unprecedented situation took place. Following anonymous reports concerning a possible fire and a threat to the lives of people allegedly inside the apartment, emergency services — firefighters and police — forcibly entered, breaking down the door to the family home of President Karol Nawrocki in Gdańsk.
According to findings by the portal, the intervention lasted several minutes. The apartment was empty. As Brigadier Jacek Jakóbczyk from the Gdańsk fire service told Niezalezna.pl, emergency services attempted to call back the number from which the report had been sent, but nobody answered. Nevertheless, due to the potential threat to life, a decision was made to intervene immediately.
Late in the evening, a meeting took place between the head of the Presidential Office, Paweł Szefernaker, and Interior Minister Marcin Kierwiński.
Tusk on “conspiracy speculation”
This morning, a briefing was held at the Government Security Centre with the participation of Prime Minister Donald Tusk. During a short speech before the meeting, the prime minister said:
“We are dealing not with a wave, but with several highly spectacular provocations involving reports made to the fire brigade and police. This creates a terrible impression and a growing sense of danger.”
Moments later, he stated that “the second reason why we must act very quickly here is the creation of a wave of purely political and conspiracy speculation. Some are more absurd than others, but unfortunately they are very strong.”
He added that such “conspiracy theories” create uncertainty. Furthermore, he assessed that, considering recent events, the word “attack” was being used “somewhat excessively.”
“What is happening? And who is behind these kinds of attacks? The word ‘attack’ is probably being used excessively here, but behind such provocations…” Tusk said.
He then appealed “to everyone not to attack the fire brigade or the police, because officers are carrying out their duties in accordance with procedures in cases involving reported threats to life or fire. Their priority is saving people.”
Sakiewicz: Not a word of apology
Tusk’s speech was summarized on social media by Tomasz Sakiewicz, head of TV Republika. Since mid-May, there has been a series of attacks targeting employees of the station and the broader Dom Wolnego Słowa environment, involving false alarms at the homes of journalists and commentators.
“Tusk’s statement is typical of the prime minister of a totalitarian state: he talks about protecting the services and not a word about protecting the victims. On the contrary — not only was one of the victims deprived of liberty, but members of his government and political camp publicly humiliated the victims and spread insinuations about them,” Tomasz Sakiewicz wrote on X.
He added: “And, of course, typical of the culture of this political camp, not even a single word of apology was spoken. The perpetrators of these crimes are not only cyber-terrorists, but also officers and their supervisors who break procedures, encourage excessive zeal, destroy evidence, and humiliate victims.”
In another post, the head of TV Republika stressed that “it cannot be forgotten that the wave of attacks against Republika began after threats from the ruling camp connected to the fact that Zbigniew Ziobro became our commentator. Some politicians did not even hide the connection, suggesting it was an act of revenge…”