For many months, I have been warning that the increasing repression by the government would lead to the deaths of people whom this authority persecutes or intends to use for persecution. The death of a soldier at the border is the result of an earlier campaign against border defenders. They were given poor orders, and were ill-prepared for this role, but above all, they were aware of the repression faced by those who tried to effectively defend our country—writes Tomasz Sakiewicz in Gazeta Polska.
A young farmer, who was arrested by the police after a demonstration in March of last year, committed suicide. He could not cope with the stress caused by his detention.
The death of Barbara Skrzypek, however, marks the crossing of yet another line. Her interrogation was coldly planned in a way that exerted maximum pressure on her. During the questioning, she was deprived of the right to have her legal representative present. Meanwhile, the interrogation was attended by the legal representatives of an individual who is determined to extract money from the Srebrna company. The most scandalous aspect of this case is that it was led by Ewa Wrzosek—a prosecutor known as a staunch supporter of the current government. She was recorded attempting to obtain incriminating materials against the Warsaw city authorities following a disaster caused by a driver under the influence of drugs. Under Tusk’s government, she was given a position in the Ministry of Justice. She publicly promoted Roman Giertych as the head of this ministry, which led to her removal from the institution by the current minister. And yet, it was she who allowed Giertych’s law firm to participate in the interrogation related to the case that ended with Barbara Skrzypek’s death.
The entire interrogation was orchestrated to break the person being questioned. It was hard not to anticipate that it could end this way.
During Tusk’s first term, we had the Smolensk tragedy and a series of suspicious suicides. These cases were never fully investigated. Now, the repression is being carried out openly for everyone to see. The methods change, but the objectives and consequences of his administration’s actions remain the same.
To the family of the late Barbara Skrzypek and all her loved ones, I extend my deepest condolences. May the good Lord grant her peace and eternal life.