“Lukasz Porycki, Deputy Marshal Lubusz of the Polish People’s Party wants to burn a report on repairs in the chimney. This is a study prepared by a parliamentary team, which describes the destruction of the Second World War.

According to the newspaper, the People’s Party politician wrote about it on Twitter. Porycki posted his comment: There’ll be something burning in the fireplace under the post of minister Arkadiusz Mularczyk, who announced that abridged versions of the report will soon be circulating around the world. Photo shows copies of the report with a revealing photo of the burning tower of the Royal Castle, bombed by the Germans during The Second World War” – We read.

“The thoughtless entry of the Deputy Marshal may be even more shocking than the use of the word + smoke + in the context of the crimes they committed Germany in Auschwitzand which, among other things, are the basis of the claim for war reparations, evoke clear associations.

“Shame on the whole region”

The publication cited the views of local politicians on Porycki’s entry. According to the adviser to the sejmik Lubuskie Marek SurmaczThere are no words to describe the seriousness of this scandal. After all, behind this document hide millions of victims of the Second World War. Such a declaration by a member of the voivodship council disqualifies him from the Polish community. This man should burn with shame and immediately stop serving as deputy marshal of Lubuskie. It’s a shame for the whole region. – the adviser told Gazeta Lubuska.

notice Tomasz RafalskiCouncilor of Gorzów Wlkp. Porycki’s entry can be perceived as “anti-Semitic”. After all, many people of Jewish nationality died in our lands. I can’t imagine there was no reaction from the lady marshal Elizabeth Pole. I also demand the reaction of Mayor Wójcicki, because the municipal company MZK employs Mr Porycki on the supervisory board. Wincenty Witos rolling over in his grave watching today’s PSL the newspaper quotes the adviser.

It was recalled that Porycki “not for the first time thoughtless and nervous comments about the entries of political opponents into the Internet space”. “In April this year, we wrote that the deputy marshal in social media with the words +Shut up!+ turned to the voivode of Lubuskie, Władysław Dajczak.

Press officer LSP Milosz Motyka Asked by the PAP to comment on the matter, he said that “Sub Marshal Porycki’s tweets are his personal opinions”. Party policy on this is clear – added.

As LSP we voted for the Sejm resolution on reparations, we were its co-authors. Obviously, from the beginning, we were in favor of a resolution of this issue on the basis of diplomacy and foreign policy Motika said.

The issue of reparations

We have also repeatedly said that Poland has not received compensation for the harm caused to us by the Germans during the Second World War. We believe that the issue of reparations is not closed and must be resolved through effective diplomacy – added the PSL spokesperson.

On September 1, 2022, a report on the losses suffered by Poland as a result of German aggression and occupation during World War II was presented. It was prepared by a team led by Arkadiusz Mularczyk, active during the previous legislature. October 3 Minister of Foreign Affairs Zbigniew Rau signed a diplomatic note to the German side regarding war reparations. In this document, Poland demands, among other things, compensation for material and immaterial losses in the amount of 6 billion 220 billion 609 million PLN and compensation for damages.

authors: Marcin Boguszewski, Jakub Borowski