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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky complains that the throttling of Starlink satellite internet in Ukraine hampers military use and criticizes that the problem occurs only in his country while the service works flawlessly in other European countries. #Starlink #Ukraine #Selenskyj (translated)

Radko Sáblík thanked the voters for their votes in the Senate elections and stated that he respected their decision to prefer his opponent. He congratulated Václav Láska on his victory and wished him success in the Senate; he also appreciated the decency of his campaign. He thanked the student team that prepared and organized his campaign, as well as its contributors, especially the ODS. At the same time, he apologized for not being able to convert the funds raised into a Senate mandate. Sáblík stated that the unsuccessful candidacy marked the end of an important chapter in his life. For the next two years, he wants to focus on handing over the Smíchov High School to his successor and concentrate entirely on the school, rather than continue striving for changes in Czech education. He did not perceive the defeat as fatal and wanted to redirect his attention elsewhere. #volby #politika #senát (translated)

Emanuel Boeminghaus reported that a supervisor at a SIXT station in Palma de Mallorca had pointed out a small damage on his driver's license. A week earlier, he had rented a vehicle in Salzburg without any issues using the same document. After Boeminghaus referred to the situation as "kindergarten," he was reportedly denied further service according to his report. His request to be served by another employee was also declined because the colleague in question was the supervisor. Renting with his girlfriend's driver's license was also not possible. The situation occurred in front of his wife and their frightened child. Boeminghaus wrote that he acknowledges that SIXT has the right to check driver's licenses and refuse rentals when there are justified doubts. However, he criticized the handling of the disagreement and the refusal to let another employee review his case. From his perspective, the location has a significant problem in dealing with customers and complaints. He expects professionalism and an objective approach to conflicts from an international rental car company. #SIXT #Kundendienst #Mallorca (translated)

Sebastian Kaleta called the publication of the recording another disgrace and wondered why it was released only after more than a day. He claimed that the material undermines previous reports of an alleged attack on the officer and shows an unjustified attempt to identify a citizen. According to Kaleta, the officer did not provide a reason for taking action, which allegedly violated internal procedures. Citing established case law from the Supreme Court, he called for an investigation into the suspicion of exceeding authority — if the identification occurred without reason or for the unlawful purpose of establishing a list of assembly participants. Kaleta wrote that the man was alone and had no witnesses. He also claimed that the protesters outside the Constitutional Tribunal felt besieged by the police and feared the creation of a list of participants, for which, as he emphasized, the police had no right. He admitted that the man quickly moved to the office so that further actions took place in the presence of witnesses. He assessed that the police directed at the Constitutional Tribunal did not have the trust of the protesters. #Polska #protesty #policja (translated)

The detainee refused to meet with a lawyer even before refusing to provide his personal information, wrote the Soviet Union's Koneser. He added that when the officer informed the detainee about the possibility of contacting a lawyer, he refused to provide his information as well as to make contact. https://t.co/7JxHgw3kpy #prawo #sprawiedliwość #oszustwo (translated)

The Pirates lost their mandate in the Senate elections in the Kladno region when the incumbent senator Sucharda Šípová lost to ODS candidate Petr Paták, with party chairman Zdeněk Hřib thanking her for her work during her term and emphasizing the importance of maintaining a strong representation of the democratic opposition in the upper chamber. #senátnívolby #Kladensko #Piráti (translated)

Jacek Ozdoba stated that the recordings published by the police revealed, in his opinion, numerous irregularities during Piotr's arrest. He questioned why the officers did not provide a specific reason for requesting documents and emphasized the knife issue, although — according to the account presented — Piotr did not use it. Ozdoba demanded clarification on whether the policewoman sustained injuries and what evidence exists for that. He assessed that the recordings undermined information regarding her health status. He also pointed to allegations concerning actions taken after the arrest, which — as he wrote — could indicate the possibility of a crime being committed. He also questioned the conditioning of contact with a lawyer on providing personal data, reminding about the arrested person's right to contact a defender as stipulated in Article 245 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. He asked whether he was allowed to notify a close person, whether the measures applied were necessary and proportional, and whether he was provided with adequate medical assistance. According to a statement by Piotr W., which Ozdoba referred to, comprehensive medical examinations were not conducted. Ozdoba also raised concerns regarding the legal grounds for the arrest and pointed to the possibility of judicial review based on Article 246 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. In his opinion, the actions of the officers should also be assessed in light of Article 231 of the Penal Code. He wrote that a uniform does not exempt one from responsibility, and an arrest does not strip a person of their rights. He added that the course of actions and communication by the police, which he assessed presented many facts in a way inconsistent with reality, raised justified concerns of provocation. #Polska #Policja #Prawo (translated)

The author of the post claimed that the officers needed a day to prepare and edit the recordings, which — in his opinion — provided evidence of violations of procedures and civil rights. He added that the recordings ultimately undermined the government propaganda about the alleged knife attack. #prawaobywatelskie #propaganda #media #PL (translated)

Piotr Kusznieruk stated that the recording from the police officer's camera raises questions about the reasons why the officers wanted to identify the man, as well as about his aggressive reaction and attempt to escape. He claimed that at the moment the window was broken, the man was already incapacitated on the ground, and asked how he could have then caused the policewoman's head to hit the window. He appealed to the Chief Police Headquarters to present the facts instead of further versions of events. #policja #bezpieczeństwo #prawaobywatelskie (translated)

Bartosz Malewski wrote that he recognized an officer in the recording who the day before had stated that the detainee was refusing the assistance of a defender. According to Malewski, the policeman claimed at that time that he had not spoken to the detainee and transmitted information on the orders of superiors, whom he could not identify. Malewski noted that in the recording, the officer informs the detainee about the appointed lawyer, whom the detainee does not know, but does not say that the authorization came from the detainee’s wife. He wrote that the detainee did not trust the police officers and therefore refused, and he described the conditional access to a lawyer based on providing personal information as scandalous. He added that the officer's final words indicated his self-satisfaction. He also stated that the publication of the recording by the Police KSP, which — as he wrote — was supposed to be considered a strong argument, showed that such practices are standard there. #policja #prawonaprawde #sprawiedliwość (translated)

Piotr Kusznieruk reached out to Prime Minister Donald Tusk, Minister Marcin Kierwiński, and the Chief Police Commander with a question about the responsibility for the treatment of the detained Piotr W. He referred to a statement from the detainee, in which he described a lack of contact with his wife and designated defenders, the non-receipt of a copy of the detention protocol, as well as head injuries, dizziness, pain, and bruised wrists. He also accused the authorities of failing to provide appropriate medical diagnostics. Kusznieruk inquired about recordings from body cameras and the complete medical documentation, as well as why the detainee was cut off from his family and defenders. He called for an explanation of the allegations, and in case even part of them is confirmed, for immediate oversight actions and consequences for those responsible. He indicated that Tusk bears political responsibility for the government's actions, Kierwiński for supervising the Police, and the Chief Commander for the functioning of the subordinate formation. He emphasized that the Police should adhere to the law, and the responsibility for overseeing the services should not be limited to press conferences. #PrawaCzłowieka #Polska #Policja (translated)

"This is objectively a great shame for those who did it and who will be held accountable. The police are taking action. I expect the courts to react considering everything that has happened, as well as the hate speech that is unacceptable and unbelievable." Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković emphasized on Saturday in Drvar that the riots in Split are "a great shame," and hate speech is "unacceptable and unbelievable." "I don't really see that the Prime Minister or the President of the country or the Minister of Foreign Affairs would follow such brilliant ideas." Plenković assessed that leading officials in Podgorica do not share that stance. "We have very clearly and transparently stated what Croatia expects." Plenković emphasized that Croatia wants to help the countries in the region on their European path, but expects the resolution of issues that it considers important for good neighborly relations. "We want this process to be democratic and to be good, to form a stable government and then move on to a further reform path." Reflecting on the elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina, he called for the swift establishment of authority and the continuation of European integration. "We believe that legitimacy is real and that’s why the functioning of all institutions is more harmonious, sincere, and fair." He congratulated Darijana Filipović on her election as the Croatian member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, emphasizing the importance of legitimate political representation of the constituent peoples for the functioning of institutions. #govorMržnje #AndrejPlenković #Split (translated)

Bartosz Lewandowski asked the Polish Police about the legal and factual basis for identifying Piotr. He wrote that, in his opinion, the police cannot preventively determine the data of participants in demonstrations or gatherings without a specific reason, such as a suspicion of committing a misdemeanor or the need to identify witnesses of a crime. He noted that the recording began when the officers were running after the man and asked what had happened earlier and whether superiors had ordered the identification of specific individuals. He assessed that the film left more questions. #Polska #Policja #Demonstracje (translated)

Joanna Pinkwart wrote that the recording from the police officer's camera showed the beginning of the intervention. According to her, the officers wanted to identify the man but did not explain the reason to him, and the recording showed him walking while the police were running after him. Pinkwart added that the man did not respond, but after the female officer instructed him to move aside, he attacked the officers, pushed them, and began to flee. The author wrote that the officer immediately knocked the man to the ground. In her opinion, this undermined the version that the man had lunged at the female officer, causing her to hit her head against the window; Pinkwart noted that earlier recordings had already challenged this account. She added that at the moment the window was broken, the man was incapacitated and lying on the ground. Pinkwart also asked why the police wanted to identify the man and why he reacted so aggressively to the attempt to move him away from the crosswalk. #policja #interwencja #sprawiedliwość (translated)

Magdalena Prządka-Leszczyńska criticized the recording published by the Capital City Police Headquarters. She wrote that the officer did not inform the detainee that his wife had also appointed Bartosz Malewski and Jerzy Kwaśniewski as defenders. According to her, the detainee said he was unaware of these defenders or that he could trust them. The author added that the day before, the officer visible in the recording assured her that he had no direct contact with the detainee and was only relaying information from his superiors. He was also said to have stated that he could not provide the recording. Prządka-Leszczyńska noted that this statement was recorded by Republic TV. #Policja #Prawo #Bezpieczeństwo (translated)

The Warsaw Police published a recording of an intervention on Marszałkowska Street in Warsaw, which took place on Friday, October 16. According to the police, the footage came from the body camera of one of the officers and showed the course of the event. The police stated that the detained man was initially passive and actively resisted, did not follow commands, refused to provide his personal information or show identification, and then attempted to flee into a building. According to their report, during the arrest he violated the bodily integrity of a policewoman who suffered injuries, received medical assistance, and was taken to the hospital. The police also assessed that the people present in the building hindered the intervention, did not maintain the required distance, and increased the sense of threat. They explained that the publication of the recording was meant to allow the public to familiarize themselves with the course of the event, in connection with the emerging reports and comments which, they claimed, could serve to spread misinformation. #policja #Warszawa #interwencja (translated)