“March in Defense of Democracy and Freedom of the Media” – Television Republic

Ok. 2 hrs. Saturday is the last “March in Defense of Democracy and Freedom of the Media,” co-organized by the Law and Justice. The organizers expect that in a demonstration to walk the streets of Warsaw in the 33rd anniversary of martial law, will attend 30 thousand. people.

This is the fourth march on the anniversary of the introduction of martial law in Poland, co-organized by the PiS. This year, takes place in the context of the events related to the recent local elections, which – according to the PiS – were rigged. Head of Law and Justice Jaroslaw Kaczynski announced that the march will oppose the civil nature of the local election falsification and violation of press freedom.

– The falsification of elections is a departure from democracy, in fact, the elimination of democracy. Election card, the essence of a democratic system, we are at the moment grabbed from his hand. We must do everything to myself it does not give the hand break – Kaczynski said during the presentation of the Honorary Committee of the march. As he spoke, the march will begin “a great campaign of opposition that will last.”

Law and Justice politicians insist that the march is to be not so much political as citizens. The march went Honorary Committee, among others Bishops: Wieslaw Mering, Ignacy Dec, Anthony Dydycz, Edward Frankowski. Declaration of the Honorary Committee of the march signed a democratic opposition activists in the People’s Republic Zofia Romaszewska, Joanna Duda-Gwiazda, Andrzej Gwiazda, Solidarity chaplain Fr. Stanislaw Malkowski. On Thursday, “because of the great support by the fact that the politicization of several bishops idea of ​​the march,” Archbishop Waclaw Depo pulled out of the Honorary Committee.

The committee is also head of the “Solidarity” Piotr Duda, actor Jerzy Zelnik, actress Catherine Łaniewska, satirist Jan Pietrzak, Polish footballer Marek Citko, editor-in-chief of the weekly “basins” Pawel Lisicki, editor-in-chief of Television Republic Terlikowski Thomas, editor of the weekly “across the network” Jacek Karnowski and his publicist Michael Karnowski, Judge TK idle Wieslaw Johann and the head of the Polish Total Jaroslaw Gowin.

In recent days, PiS politicians asserted that although the media – in their opinion – try to disavow the idea of ​​the march, it has to have a peaceful nature. The march is to be divided into two parts. The first will be dedicated to the memory of the victims of martial law, the second is to be a protest against the current political reality.

Start is scheduled at noon. 13. Vincent Witosa the monument on Pl. Three Crosses. There PiS leader has to say about the sacrifice of those who died in a state of war. Participants then march pass Al. Ujazdowskie the statue of Marshal Jozef Pilsudski at the Belvedere.

Along the way, the march is to stop at the monuments: Ronald Reagan, gen. Stefan Grot Roweckiego, Jan Paderewski and Roman Dmowski. There will be folded rims. – This part of the march will already have civic character will appeal to the endangered today – in our opinion – the rights and civil liberties in our country – said Thursday the head of the Executive Committee of the PiS Joachim Brudzinski.

Before the statue of Marshal Pilsudski planned Second – the main speech of the President of the Law and Justice.

Among the organizers of the march include Clubs “Polish Gazeta”. Will involve all Polish politicians and Polish Solidarity – cooperating with the Law and Justice party. On the march will be their leaders – Jaroslaw Gowin and Zbigniew Ziobro, but do not plan to speak.