Hate case

Opole 2015: Performance interrupted due to use of German minority language

14.09.2024  |  Poland  |  Submitted by: Social-Cultural Society of Germans in Opole, Silesia (SKGD)

Country                                                Poland 

Year                                                       2015 

Affected group/minority              German minority

Perpetrator                                       Polish citizen

Type of case                                       Hate speech

Type of act                                          Verbal

Media:                                                  Physical interaction

Reactions:                                           Complaint filed with the District Attorney's Office

 

Brief description:            

During the performance of the cultural group of the German minority at the fourth autumn fair, "Heimatgeschmack", in Opole Krappitz, the accused interrupted the performance. They forbade its continuation due to the language in which it was held. He publicly insulted underage representatives of the German minority by saying, "This is Poland," and he did not want it.

Various media outlets publicized the case, and the company released a statement and filed a complaint with the District Attorney's Office. However, the investigations were discontinued on the grounds that the act did not constitute a criminal offence.

 

More information on the case can be obtained from:

https://tvn24.pl/wroclaw/opolszczyzna-zakazal-spiewania-po-niemiecku-sprawa-w-prokuraturze-ra587565-ls3315810

https://nto.pl/kandydat-pis-na-posla-do-dzieci-spiewajacych-po-niemiecku-tu-jest-polska/ar/9008510

and from the Social-Cultural Society of Germans in Opole, Silesia, sekretariat@skgd.pl

 

Photo:

https://www.24opole.pl/53550,15._Festiwal_Opolskich_Smakow_rusza_juz_dzis,wiadomosc.html

Screenshot provided by SKGD

 

 

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