Anne Applebaum

Polish state TV, controlled by the ruling party, repeatedly shows opposition leader Donald Tusk with a gun target on his chest, body outlined in red, under negative slogans - as if they want someone to kill him. He is suing.

https://wyborcza.pl/7,75398,29308665,donald-tusk-vs-tvp.html#S.TD-K.C-B.2-L.1.duzy

Dec 30, 2022 at 2:23amWeb
Show threadAnne ApplebaumDec 30, 2022
A recently released convict did actually murder the Mayor of Gdansk in 2019, after watching similarly hateful propaganda on state television while in prison. So this is more than just a theoretical possibility.
Show threadAnne ApplebaumDec 30, 2022
State television, to repeat, is controlled directly by the ruling party and funded through the tax system. It's as if the BBC were showing pictures of the Labour party leader with a bullseye on his chest.
Donald Tusk has now asked for police protection after repeatedly receiving death threats to himself and his family
Show threadzakzakDec 30, 2022
@anneapplebaum If only that one issue were just the one isolated case. There hasn’t been an edition of TVP nightly news over the past 8 years that did not contain politically motivated news pieces. From the moment they won, they turned the 2 billion PLN annual TVP budget into a political campaign which doesn’t ever really stop. How would one even start solving this problem?
Show threadL'égrégore André ꕭꕬDec 30, 2022
@anneapplebaum He's out already? Holy hell!
Show threadKalle KniiviläDec 30, 2022
@Mabande
He was recently released when he committed the murder.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-46878325
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Pawel Adamowicz: Murder on stage stuns a divided Poland

Poles are taking a hard look at their divisive politics after the public murder of a popular mayor.

BBC News
Show threadL'égrégore André ꕭꕬDec 30, 2022
@kallekn @anneapplebaum Ah! Thank you!
Show threadKalle KniiviläDec 30, 2022
@Mabande
Om jag förstår detta rätt pågår rättegången mot Stefan Wilmont i detta nu. Han verkar lida av allvarlig psykisk störning. Han är definitivt inte på fri fot.
https://www.gdansk.pl/wiadomosci/Morderca-Pawla-Adamowicza-przed-sadem-Gdansk-kiedy-wyrok-Stefan-W-proces,a,233480
Zabójstwo Pawła Adamowicza. Wyrok w procesie Stefana W. jest możliwy w ciągu pół roku

Jest bardzo prawdopodobne, że w I połowie 2023 roku Sąd Okręgowy w Gdańsku ogłosi karę dla Stefana W., oskarżonego o zabójstwo Pawła Adamowicza, prezydenta miasta. Będzie to wyrok nieprawomocny. Proces rozpoczął się pod koniec marca. Do tej pory odbyło się 21 rozpraw. Dwie kolejne o dużym znaczeniu zaplanowane są w tym tygodniu, 14 i 15 grudnia - przed sądem wystąpią trzy zespoły biegłych psychiatrów i psychologów, które badały, czy morderca prezydenta Gdańska może odpowiadać za swój czyn w procesie karnym. 

Gdańsk - oficjalny portal miasta
Show threadL'égrégore André ꕭꕬDec 30, 2022
@kallekn Dubbelt tack! :)
Show threadTraveljunkieDec 30, 2022
@anneapplebaum
Is Poland about to go the way of Hungary? 🤔
Show threadviqDec 30, 2022
@traveljunkie21
It's following closely, yes
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