Antoni Macierewicz
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- Oct 10
Macierewicz scuffles with counter-protester at Smolensk commemoration in Warsaw
At the monthly Smolensk commemoration in Warsaw on Saturday, 10 October, Antoni Macierewicz got into a scuffle with a counter-protester who had blocked a banner. Jarosław Kaczyński used his speech afterwards to accuse opponents of being Putin's allies.
- Oct 7
Jarosław Kaczyński files Supreme Court cassation appeal in defamation case against Radosław Sikorski
PiS leader Jarosław Kaczyński submitted a cassation appeal against an appellate verdict that dismissed his defamation lawsuit over Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski's 2021 post regarding the Smolensk air disaster.
- Sep 14
Opposition MPs clash with police at Warsaw academy following dismissal of rector
Polish opposition lawmakers escalated a protest at the Academy of Justice in Warsaw on 14 September 2026, where MP Maria Kurowska has barricaded the rector's office following the removal of Michał Sopiński.
- Aug 5
Poland closes 10-year 'diplomatic treason' probe into Smolensk crash cooperation with Russia
Prosecutors found no evidence that Polish officials acted against the country's interests when they chose the legal framework for investigating the 2010 presidential jet disaster.
- Jul 28
Daniel Obajtek charged with false testimony and pulling weekly from Orlen shelves, calls charges a source of pride
The former Orlen chief was charged in two cases at the Warsaw Regional Prosecutor's Office on 28 July 2026, while PiS politicians demonstrated in support outside.
- Jul 24
Antoni Macierewicz indicted after calling military counterintelligence chiefs 'Russian agents' in parliament
Prosecutors filed charges on 23 July 2026 against the former defence minister and current PiS MP, who faces up to one year in prison for insulting and slandering three senior officers during a live-streamed Sejm session.
- Jul 10
Kaczyński calls police 'ruling party militia', vows citizen guard and life sentences after Smolensk memorial clashes
Jarosław Kaczyński clashed with police and counter-protesters at Warsaw's Piłsudski Square on 10 July, then announced plans for a 'citizen guard' and tougher criminal penalties if PiS returns to power.
- Jun 16
Warsaw prosecutors refuse to investigate Sikorski for calling Macierewicz a 'nutjob' in parliament
Warsaw prosecutors will not investigate Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski for calling opposition MP Antoni Macierewicz a 'nutjob' during a Sejm debate, ruling the matter should be handled as a private prosecution.
