Free Bartosz Kramek! #FreeKramek
On the 23rd of June, 2021, Bartosz Kramek, an activist and the Chairman of ODF’s Supervisory Board, was detained by law enforcement officers of the Internal Security Agency (ABW), at the recommendation of Zbigniew Ziobro’s Prosecutor’s Office. The allegations directed at Bartosz and the Foundation are bizarre, unsubstantiated and represent the political fight against NGOs which are inconvenient for the government. These same allegations have already been rejected three times in court in relation to the President of the Foundation, Ludmiła Kozłowska, as well as by the the Public Prosecutor’s Office of Moldova, from which these allegations – as ABW has admitted – come.
Citing an alleged risk of impeding the investigation, the Prosecutor’s Office requested that Bartek be subjected to the most severe form of precautionary measure – 3 months of unconditional arrest. The court did not fully share the Public Prosecutor’s “concerns” and ordered a bail of 300 thousand zloty, which must be paid by July 8th. Those who want to help Bartek to be released by offering part of the bail are asked to contact us directly.
We demand the immediate release of Bartek, who can definitively be described as the first political prisoner of the Third Polish Republic. Below are our positions, which not only refute all the allegations made by the authorities and the media sympathetic to them, but also indicate that the time of the detainment was no accident. We also encourage you to read the numerous press materials describing the case, as well as our previous publications, which show the scale of the attacks by PiS against ODF and its reasons. Additionally, we encourage all Facebook users to show solidarity with Bartek, imprisoned by PiS, by using our special frame.
Sureties
Władysław Frasyniuk
“He is strongly committed to public affairs”
Róża Thun
“I have been watching Mr. Bartosz Kramek’s public activity for years, I know how he is involved in the issues of defending democracy and human rights both in Poland and in other countries”
Robert Biedroń
“Over the years of his activity, he has worked for democratic change in the post-Soviet area”
Agnieszka Holland
“He appears to me as a person who is concerned about the public good, who is driven by noble motives and persistent in his pursuit of a fairer world”
Wojciech Onyszkiewicz
“I vouch that Mr. Bartosz Kramek will appear on every call”
Marta Lempart
“Mr. Bartosz Kramek (...) will not unlawfully obstruct the proceedings”
Agnieszka Lipska-Onyszkiewicz
“I vouch that Mr. Bartosz Kramek will appear on every call”
Joanna Scheuring-Wielgus
“He opposed the destruction of the rule of law in Poland”
Wojciech Sadurski
“For many years I’ve been familiar with the public activity of Mr. Bartosz Kramek and I appreciate it very much”
Fryderyk Zoll
“Mr. Bartosz Kramek’s commitment and civic attitude convinced me that he is able to fulfil his obligations related to the investigation”
Piotr Pytlakowski
“I know Bartosz Kramek and can only speak positively about his social activity”
Marcin Święcicki
“I met him many times at protests against changes destroying the independence of the courts and tribunals in Poland”
Paweł Kasprzak
“I know Bartosz Kramek (...) from his commitment to democratic change in Poland. I think that the sincerity and intensity of this commitment is really impressive”
Danuta Kuroń
“Bartosz Kramek will appear on every call”
Jacek Rakowiecki
“In my opinion, he is a trustworthy person and an exemplary citizen of the Republic of Poland”
History of the campaign against the ODF
We have won the court case against Dominik Tarczyński
15 August 2022
