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\u00b7 Polish Catholic priest Micha\u0142 Olszewski has been in custody since late March in connection with alleged irregularities in obtaining money from the Justice Fund (Fundusz Sprawiedliwo\u015bci<\/i>) for the construction of a center for victims of crime.<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00b7 The Justice Fund is also at the center of <\/span><\/span><\/b>the case concerning the arrest in Poland of a member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe<\/b><\/a> that led to an intervention by the PACE chairman, who called for MP Marcin Romanowski\u2019s immediate release.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00b7 The Warsaw-Mokot\u00f3w District Court has set another date for a hearing on the detention of Fr. Micha\u0142 Olszewski.<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00b7 The court questioned the clergyman on September 6. The next hearing is scheduled for October 18.<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00b7 Fr. Olszewski\u2019s attorney, Krzysztof W\u0105sowski, highlighted numerous irregularities<\/a> in the detention and subsequent treatment of the priest. As the attorney points out, the clergyman\u2019s health has significantly deteriorated.<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00b7 The Ordo Iuris Institute has filed an amicus<\/i> brief (amicus curiae<\/i>) in this case.<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00b7 In the brief, the Ordo Iuris lawyers cite the unjustified and cruel measures applied to Fr. Olszewski, including prolonged meal deprivation, hours spent in handcuffs, exposure to the public during transit, and lack of access to a lawyer.<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Fr. Micha\u0142 Olszewski has been in pre-trial detention since March 26. According to the detainee\u2019s testimony, as well as that of his defense attorney, the priest has repeatedly endured terrible treatment from the authorities. The clergyman faced complications in contacting his lawyer and using the toilet, and he was denied food for dozens of hours.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The Ordo Iuris Institute notes in its brief that, according to Article 245 \u00a7 1 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, a detainee, at his request, should immediately be allowed to establish contact with a lawyer or legal counsel in an accessible manner and be able to speak directly with him. However, Fr. Olszewski stated that, when he was detained, he was not given such an opportunity, and he only learned of the arrest details when an Internal Security Agency (Agencja Bezpiecze\u0144stwa Wewn\u0119trznego<\/i> \u2013 ABW) <\/b>officer informed his lawyer.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The clergyman also stated that the ABW officers handcuffed him during his arrest. The Law on Direct Coercion Measures and Firearms defines the situations in which justice officials can apply such measures. From the communications of the National Prosecutor\u2019s Office (Prokuratura Krajowa<\/i>) regarding Fr. Olszewski\u2019s case, it does not appear that, in this situation, the clergyman behaved in a way that would justify handcuffing.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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In a letter made public by Mr. W\u0105sowski, Fr. Olszewski also asserted that, while being handcuffed during transit, he was exposed to the public at a gas station. This happened when he asked to use the restroom at a travelers\u2019 service area. However, he was taken into the gas station convenience store, where he was forced to stand while officers purchased hot dogs. Ordo Iuris notes in its brief that the European Court of Human Rights explicitly states that leaving a handcuffed detainee in plain view, without reasonable grounds, is a violation of Article 3 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The attorneys also referred to Fr. Olszewski\u2019s account, according to which he was deprived of meals for two days and had restricted access to water. According to Article 109(1) of the Executive Penal Code, a convicted prisoner in a penitentiary or detention center should receive food and drink of adequate nutritional value three times a day, including at least one hot meal. The priest was also handcuffed at all times while in the detention room, even while handling physiological needs.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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In the opinion of Ordo Iuris, such behavior by the Polish authorities constitutes illegal and irregular detention. Moreover, this behavior invites charges of cruel and inhumane treatment of a detainee. This treatment is incompatible with numerous acts of domestic and international law, such as the Polish Constitution, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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