Television Journalist Republic photojournalist Jan Pawlicki and PAP Tomasz Gzell at the hearing before the district court in Warsaw , photo
Journalists – Tomasz Gzell with PAP and Jan Pawlicki TV Republic, were detained by the police during a protest at the headquarters of NEC. Both were working there, covering the events and bring the protesters. Like the other detainees, accused them of “breach of domestic peace” in the NEC. Art. 193 of the Criminal Code provides: who breaks into someone else’s house, apartment, flat, room or fenced area or contrary to the claim of the person entitled does not leave this place, subject to a fine, imprisonment, or imprisonment up to one year.
Journalists during a hearing in the court did not admit the alleged offense. The court adjourned the case to November 26, 2 and 5 December, when the witnesses will testify. Accelerated mode is retained.
Thomas Gzell testified that on Thursday afternoon, he was the editor command duty in PMC. When he saw people who invaded there, documenting a photograph of their stay there and share their output by the police. – My job is to shoot; we have to show what we see and what others can not see – he explained. He added that he had a pass issued by the NEC.
The reporter said that the police intended to execute the command to leave the room; The jacket went to the locker room and returned to the room, which then entered the police. – Ready to go, I started waking people still shoot – he added. He stressed that he was in the doorway, where a policeman told him that he is here illegally and stopped him. – And I was one of the first journalists leaving the room – he stressed. When told the policeman that he is a journalist, he replied: “I do not mind.”
Jan Pawlicki testified that he was detained when he asked the commanding officer of the statement Exit persons occupying the NEC. Stop when performing duties considered illegal. He added that he was when he left the room, by running the police; also showed his press card.
The defense had asked the District Court to downtown Warsaw prosecutor’s office referred the case to the regular mode. Attorneys argued that, given the complexity of the case, the need to call witnesses and “absurdity” allegations, the matter can not be tested on an expedited basis.
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The Board PAP said in a statement stressed that the Polish Press Agency photojournalist in the building of NEC perform their duties, resulting from the implementation of the Agency’s mission. “Police action seem incomprehensible” – said in a statement. The detainees also asserted, inter alia, Press Club Poland and Environment photographers.
“Stop journalist performing official duties, and in particular documenting the activities authorized strength of state services will always be raised high anxiety and expectation born of quick and clear explanations. Such action brings forth a reasonable doubt as to intention of stopping “- pointed Press Club Poland in a statement.
It stressed that Thomas Gzell at the headquarters of NEC lived legally, at the behest of his superiors and service for all customers service PAP documented incidents involving occupying the building.
“Immediate correct the error and to develop appropriate procedures for the future” and the explanation from the Interior Minister Theresa Piotrowska and Police Chief Mark Działoszyńskiego demanding the representatives of organizations of photographers, Press Photography Club at the Association of Polish Journalists and the Association of Photographers are .
As you pointed out, do not accept the police action in this case. “Tomasz Gzell was arrested (along with TV journalist John Pawlickim Republic) during the performance of official duties. According to the Press Act of journalists working in such conditions, is subject to special protection” – write the authors of the declaration, recalling the art. 43 of the Press Law.
Stop two journalists on Friday criticized the international organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF). She gave it that they were covering the events at the headquarters of NEC; journalists showed police press passes; according to police did not listen to calls to leave the building. “RSF expresses opposition to the arrest and detention of two journalists, and demanded that they were immediately released,” – said in a statement on its website.
The statement on detained journalists seemed Polish Journalists Association. “Citizens have a right to full information, and journalists obligation to pass them in all conditions. Obstruction of the exercise of the fundamental responsibilities of the police is a violation of basic standards of a democratic state” – wrote the SDP board members.
The voice took too Press Freedom Monitoring Centre SDP. “A particular concerned about reports that some of the journalists were detained while performing their professional duties,” – said in a statement.
“behavior rules in the rule of law and democracy,” have called a dozen journalists and editors-in-chief. “Stopping the reporters in the course of their work must be seen as an attempt to intimidate the media and limit freedom of the press” – said in a statement signed by the chief among weekly “Let’s go”, “The Thing”, “Polish Gazeta”, “Online”, “Super Express”, “Solidarity Weekly,” “Newspapers Banking”, “Review”. In defense of the detainees appeared editors of “Rzeczpospolita”. “Media can not be intimidated” – wrote the editor of Boguslaw Chrabota.
On the night of Thursday to Friday to the headquarters of the National Electoral Commission got a group of people who then began the occupation of one of the rooms of NEC, which is election studio . After the incident, NEC has decided to discontinue work. Protesters want immediate resignation of members of the NEC in connection with prolonged calculation results of local elections. After several hours, the police intervened, removing those persons from the headquarters of NEC and stopping 12 people.
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