Deputy Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman) Stanisław Trociuk on Monday asked the head of the Warsaw police for information about Sunday’s police intervention outside the cemetery in Służew.
The ombudsman requested information about the incident, the factual and legal grounds for the intervention, including the use of handcuffs, and the progress of the investigative steps, the ombudsman’s office said on its website.
Police said on the X account of the Warsaw II precinct, which covers Mokotów, Ursynów and Wilanów, that the intervention near the cemetery on Fosa Street was prompted by a traffic violation by a driver. According to police, the man drove into an area near the cemetery that was temporarily closed to traffic in both directions, as a sign posted there indicated.
“During the intervention, the man did not follow the officers’ instructions and refused to provide his personal data. Because of his behavior, officers used handcuffs to prevent him from leaving on his own,” police said in a Sunday post on X.
“During the proceedings, the man reported feeling unwell. Officers called a medical rescue team to the scene,” police added.
Warsaw police stressed that the intervention followed a confirmed traffic violation and the driver’s behavior during the officers’ actions.
“It had nothing to do with the identity of the car’s passengers or their professional activity. Reports portraying the intervention as having been carried out without justified cause are inconsistent with the established course of events,” officers wrote in the Sunday post.
They were responding to a post on X by TV Republika, which reported that the man detained was the husband of Danuta Holecka, who works at the station. (PAP)
