A high-profile case involving an attack on Ukrainian citizens is unfolding in the Polish city of Wrocław. The local prosecutor's office has already detained two suspects, who are being charged with violence motivated by national intolerance. The situation has escalated into a serious political incident, prompting a response at the government level.
Details of the detention and charges
Jakub Dłubacz, spokesperson for the Wrocław District Prosecutor's Office, confirmed the detention of two men. Currently, the suspects are held at the Wrocław-Psie Pole District Prosecutor's Office, where they will be officially informed of the charges against them. The prosecutor is expected to soon decide on the preventive measure to be applied.
The investigation has opened a case under two articles of the Polish Penal Code. The detainees face a potential prison sentence of up to five years for each of the charged offenses. The prosecutor's office is treating the attack as a crime committed on the grounds of national intolerance.
Search for the third participant
Investigative data indicates that three men were involved in the assault on the Ukrainian couple. To date, the police have detained two of them, but one of the attackers remains at large. Law enforcement agencies are conducting active operational activities to locate the whereabouts of the third perpetrator.
Timeline of events and official reaction
The incident occurred on July 27. On that day, three young men brutally assaulted a woman and her boyfriend, both citizens of Ukraine. Information about the attack quickly spread across social media and the news, triggering an immediate response from the diplomatic corps.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha instructed the country's General Consulate in Wrocław to respond to the incident without delay. On the same day, the Polish police began detaining the suspects.
The event has sparked widespread public outcry. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk stated that the country's president must launch a determined fight against the rise in violence, which is increasingly targeting Ukrainians living in Poland.
