Warsaw seeks response over detention of Poles by Berlin police

Marcin Przydacz, the head of International Policy Bureau at the Chancellery of the Polish President, has urged Poland’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs to take decisive action following an incident involving German police and a group of Polish citizens in Berlin.

Przydacz expressed concern over what he described as the lack of an official response from the Polish Foreign Ministry, RMF24 radio reports.

“I am surprised that the Polish Foreign Ministry has still not reacted to the incident,” he said. “The situation is completely unacceptable.”

Przydacz noted that the Polish Consulate in Berlin had already addressed the matter but stressed that the circumstances warranted intervention at the political level. He added that he had submitted a formal inquiry to Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski regarding the incident.

The controversy stems from events on June 16, when Berlin police reportedly used force against a group of Polish citizens following a demonstration and an attempt to install a wooden cross near a memorial stone dedicated to the victims of the Nazi occupation of Poland.

According to reports, officers forced several individuals to the ground and placed them in handcuffs, prompting criticism from Polish officials and calls for a diplomatic response.

By Vafa Guliyeva