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A letter from Lublin residents and friends supporting Tomasz Kitliński

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A letter from Lublin residents and friends supporting Tomasz Kitliński

We, the undersigned, stand in defense of the freedom of speech, which in our sincere opinion, was not abused by Professor Tomasz Kitliński in a comment made by him on his Facebook page.

The comment concerned a proposal to take back the Amicis Universitatis Mariae Curie-Skłodowska Medal, granted by the University’s president, for Mr. Przemysław Czarnek.

Professor Tomasz Kitliński, as every citizen of the Republic of Poland, has an active and inalienable right to the expression of his opinion, in a way that is guaranteed in the Constitution of the Republic of Poland, as well as in international agreements standing in defense of freedom of expression, the foundation of contemporary democracy.

Przemysław Czarnek may, and even should be, as a public figure, subject to open criticism, because of the stances he is demonstating. To hide oneself behind a penal law paragraph protecting the constitutional organs is, in our opinion, a misuse going much too far. Harmful opinions presented by Mr. Czarnek were part of his political activity and do not have anything to do with the the governor's Office held by him until recently.

The term used by Professor Kitliński in the context of evaluation of granting the medal to the governor Mr. Przemysław Czarnek, that is: “he prides himself in hate toward Ukrainians, LGBT people or Muslims and reduces the role of women to reproduction”, on which a dispute continues, is strongly supported by numerous public appearances of the just-elected MP.

We are deeply convinced, that to attack others with trial threats, just because of their opinions - opinions that the other side has a right not to agree with - with the help of the public prosecutor’s office is highly immoral, is a menace to the freedom of speech and constitutes a real and highly effective tool for the enslavement of free expression.

Mr. Przemysław Czarnek, as a politician and citizen, could have used a private trial indictment, as other politicians in similar cases do. The established way of indictment, on the grounds of the paragraph subject to prosecution by the public prosecutor’s office, is a method of intimidation of any future critical voices. In our assessment, this kind of actions potentially establish a - regrettably, real and actual - danger to unhampered and free from constraint factual need of expression, which calls for our strong objection.

Professor Tomasz Basiuk

Dr Helena Chmielewska-Szlajfer

Dr Sylwia Chutnik

Professor Irena Grudzińska-Gross

Professor Shireen Hassim

Agnieszka Holland

Dr Mikołaj Iwański

Professor Rafał Jakubowicz

Professor Maria Janion

Professor Jonathan D. Katz

Professor Jacek Kochanowski

Professor Ewa Majewska

Szymon Pietrasiewicz

Tomasz Pietrasiewicz

Elżbieta Podleśna

DSc. Ewa Solska, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin

Bart Staszewski

Kazimiera Szczuka

Dota Szymborska

Professor Marek Wilczyński

DSc. Piotr Witek, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin

Maciej Wodziński, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin

Aleksandra Zińczuk, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin

Professor Pierre Zoberman

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A letter from Lublin residents and friends supporting Tomasz Kitliński

We, the undersigned, stand in defense of the freedom of speech, which in our sincere opinion, was not abused by Professor Tomasz Kitliński in a comment made by him on his Facebook page.

The comment concerned a proposal to take back the Amicis Universitatis Mariae Curie-Skłodowska Medal, granted by the University’s president, for Mr. Przemysław Czarnek.

Professor Tomasz Kitliński, as every citizen of the Republic of Poland, has an active and inalienable right to the expression of his opinion, in a way that is guaranteed in the Constitution of the Republic of Poland, as well as in international agreements standing in defense of freedom of expression, the foundation of contemporary democracy.

Przemysław Czarnek may, and even should be, as a public figure, subject to open criticism, because of the stances he is demonstating. To hide oneself behind a penal law paragraph protecting the constitutional organs is, in our opinion, a misuse going much too far. Harmful opinions presented by Mr. Czarnek were part of his political activity and do not have anything to do with the the governor's Office held by him until recently.

The term used by Professor Kitliński in the context of evaluation of granting the medal to the governor Mr. Przemysław Czarnek, that is: “he prides himself in hate toward Ukrainians, LGBT people or Muslims and reduces the role of women to reproduction”, on which a dispute continues, is strongly supported by numerous public appearances of the just-elected MP.

We are deeply convinced, that to attack others with trial threats, just because of their opinions - opinions that the other side has a right not to agree with - with the help of the public prosecutor’s office is highly immoral, is a menace to the freedom of speech and constitutes a real and highly effective tool for the enslavement of free expression.

Mr. Przemysław Czarnek, as a politician and citizen, could have used a private trial indictment, as other politicians in similar cases do. The established way of indictment, on the grounds of the paragraph subject to prosecution by the public prosecutor’s office, is a method of intimidation of any future critical voices. In our assessment, this kind of actions potentially establish a - regrettably, real and actual - danger to unhampered and free from constraint factual need of expression, which calls for our strong objection.

Professor Tomasz Basiuk

Dr Helena Chmielewska-Szlajfer

Dr Sylwia Chutnik

Professor Irena Grudzińska-Gross

Professor Shireen Hassim

Agnieszka Holland

Dr Mikołaj Iwański

Professor Rafał Jakubowicz

Professor Maria Janion

Professor Jonathan D. Katz

Professor Jacek Kochanowski

Professor Ewa Majewska

Szymon Pietrasiewicz

Tomasz Pietrasiewicz

Elżbieta Podleśna

DSc. Ewa Solska, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin

Bart Staszewski

Kazimiera Szczuka

Dota Szymborska

Professor Marek Wilczyński

DSc. Piotr Witek, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin

Maciej Wodziński, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin

Aleksandra Zińczuk, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin

Professor Pierre Zoberman

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A letter from Lublin residents and friends supporting Tomasz Kitliński

We, the undersigned, stand in defense of the freedom of speech, which in our sincere opinion, was not abused by Professor Tomasz Kitliński in a comment made by him on his Facebook page.

The comment concerned a proposal to take back the Amicis Universitatis Mariae Curie-Skłodowska Medal, granted by the University’s president, for Mr. Przemysław Czarnek.

Professor Tomasz Kitliński, as every citizen of the Republic of Poland, has an active and inalienable right to the expression of his opinion, in a way that is guaranteed in the Constitution of the Republic of Poland, as well as in international agreements standing in defense of freedom of expression, the foundation of contemporary democracy.

Przemysław Czarnek may, and even should be, as a public figure, subject to open criticism, because of the stances he is demonstating. To hide oneself behind a penal law paragraph protecting the constitutional organs is, in our opinion, a misuse going much too far. Harmful opinions presented by Mr. Czarnek were part of his political activity and do not have anything to do with the the governor's Office held by him until recently.

The term used by Professor Kitliński in the context of evaluation of granting the medal to the governor Mr. Przemysław Czarnek, that is: “he prides himself in hate toward Ukrainians, LGBT people or Muslims and reduces the role of women to reproduction”, on which a dispute continues, is strongly supported by numerous public appearances of the just-elected MP.

We are deeply convinced, that to attack others with trial threats, just because of their opinions - opinions that the other side has a right not to agree with - with the help of the public prosecutor’s office is highly immoral, is a menace to the freedom of speech and constitutes a real and highly effective tool for the enslavement of free expression.

Mr. Przemysław Czarnek, as a politician and citizen, could have used a private trial indictment, as other politicians in similar cases do. The established way of indictment, on the grounds of the paragraph subject to prosecution by the public prosecutor’s office, is a method of intimidation of any future critical voices. In our assessment, this kind of actions potentially establish a - regrettably, real and actual - danger to unhampered and free from constraint factual need of expression, which calls for our strong objection.

Professor Tomasz Basiuk

Dr Helena Chmielewska-Szlajfer

Dr Sylwia Chutnik

Professor Irena Grudzińska-Gross

Professor Shireen Hassim

Agnieszka Holland

Dr Mikołaj Iwański

Professor Rafał Jakubowicz

Professor Maria Janion

Professor Jonathan D. Katz

Professor Jacek Kochanowski

Professor Ewa Majewska

Szymon Pietrasiewicz

Tomasz Pietrasiewicz

Elżbieta Podleśna

DSc. Ewa Solska, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin

Bart Staszewski

Kazimiera Szczuka

Dota Szymborska

Professor Marek Wilczyński

DSc. Piotr Witek, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin

Maciej Wodziński, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin

Aleksandra Zińczuk, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin

Professor Pierre Zoberman

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