In less than 10 days following the election of homophobe Lech Kaczyński to the presidency of Poland, squats have been evicted in Białystok and Warsaw and an anarchist in Krakow has been arrested, probably for participation in a human rights demonstration against war criminal Vladimir Putin (Jan 2005).

Secret police detain Kurzyniec

02-11-2005 09:01

On 31.10.2005 Marek Kurzyniec, member of the Anarchist Federation and many pro-freedom and social initiatives, was detained in Krakow. The detention was carried out by five secret police. They didn't give any reason for the detention.

The moment chosen for the detention was not chosen randomly - on that day and the following (1.11.2005), neither the courts nor the prosecutor had working days. Neither the lawyer nor the family of the detained was able to find a reason for the detention nor the duration for which Marek was being detained.

One hypothesis for the detention is an unpaid fine for participation in the human rights demonstration against the visit by war criminal Vladimir Putin to Poland.

02-11-2005 15:52 The most recent information concerning Marek, coming from his lawyer, is that Marek will be held for 15 days, the court has assigned him some sort of social work during his arrest, so this is no possibility of bail.

Since money is necessary, e.g. for sending parcels and so on, your financial help to this bank account number would be appreciated: 13124025841111000039531751 Bank PEKAO SA

If you pay at a PEKAO (PKO) Bank, there should be no transfer costs.

Secondly, on Saturday 5.11.2005 at 19:00 a picket under the place of arrest is planned, we don't yet know where this is, look around at indymedia and other places for the info.

Thirdly, on Tuesday 8.11.2005 an action in many towns is planned, all groups are invited...

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Probably reason why Kurzyniec was detained: http://pl.indymedia.org/pl/2005/01/11555.shtml

More on the Kaczyński era repression wave:

11.06.2005 - Lech Kaczyński bans gay pride march - http://pl.indymedia.org/pl/2005/06/14475.shtml

23.10.2005 - Lech Kaczyński elected to presidency

26.10.2005 - Eviction of DeCentrum squat in Białystok - http://pl.indymedia.org/pl/2005/10/16512.shtml#english

31.10.2005 - Illegal eviction of Spółdzielnia squat in Warsaw - http://pl.indymedia.org/pl/2005/10/16598.shtml

31.10.2005 - arrest of political dissident Marek Kurzyniec in Krakow - http://pl.indymedia.org/pl/2005/11/16656.shtml http://pl.indymedia.org/pl/2005/11/16659.shtml

31.10.2005 - American Enterprise Institute gains direct control over Polish army - http://pl.indymedia.org/pl/2005/11/16606.shtml

15.10.2005 analysis by David Ost on Direland (before the last week's repression wave): http://direland.typepad.com/direland/2005/10/poland_turns_ha.html