The prosecutor's office submitted an indictment to the court against the former head of the prevention department of the Provincial Police Headquarters in Białystok, who allegedly slapped a civilian employee of the command on the buttocks during a meeting on Women's Day. The accused pleads not guilty. Violation of bodily integrity may result in a fine, restriction of liberty or up to one year in prison.
The case concerns an official meeting on the occasion of last year's Women's Day in the building of the Provincial Police Headquarters in Białystok. The head of the prevention department allegedly slapped a civilian employee of the command on the buttocks.
Due to the suspicion that there had been behavior that could violate dignity and bodily integrity, the provincial commander dismissed the policeman from his position and initiated disciplinary proceedings against him.
The case concerns a meeting on the occasion of Women's Day in the building of the Provincial Police Headquarters in BiałystokTVN24
He was fired from his job
– He was dismissed because he behaved in a degrading way, violating dignity and inviolability – said Tomasz Krupa, spokesman for the Podlasie police.
The officer was transferred to another unitso that I do not have contact with this woman on a daily basis and that she has the comfort of work. Finally, in August last year, he was dismissed due to important business interests. Due to this decision, the disciplinary proceedings were discontinued as groundless. The Police Headquarters upheld the decision to dismiss.
Witness statements, surveillance records
The case was handled by the District Prosecutor's Office in Ostrołęka, which after collecting evidence She charged the man with violating his bodily integrity. According to investigators, while making wishes, he hit the woman's buttock with an open hand. The act was also described as behavior constituting a “flagrant disregard of the legal order.”
– The above circumstances were established on the basis of the testimony of witnesses – mainly officers and civilian employees of the command – secured by monitoring from the building of the Provincial Police Headquarters in Białystok and other evidence – says Elżbieta Łukasiewicz, spokeswoman for the District Prosecutor's Office in Ostrołęka.
He pleaded not guilty
An indictment has just been submitted to the District Court in Białystok.
– During the investigation, the accused did not admit to committing the act he was accused of – emphasizes prosecutor Łukasiewicz.
The alleged offense is punishable by fines, restriction of liberty or up to one year in prison.
From confetti and a Hawaiian dance party
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This policeman – according to the findings of tvn24.pl – was also involved in organizing another event in which Deputy Minister Zieliński also participated. It was about a conference devoted to the safety of older people, during which the deputy minister was welcomed by the Sen Hawaii group, operating at the Białystok 50+ Academy, by performing Hawaiian dance show. This event also took place in 2016.
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