© 2025 World of Showjumping - All rights reserved Powered by Artionet - Generated with IceCube2.Net Feb 2, 2023 | Law, Society Inmates at a prison in Poland have faced physical and mental torture Prosecutors have launched an investigation into the claims while they are also investigating the issue they have doubts about the “objectivity” of the report which concerns Barczewo prison in northeastern Poland Zastraszanie, przemoc fizyczna i słowna, waterboarding, pobicia do utraty przytomności – to niektóre z nieprawidłowości, do jakich miało dojść w ZK w Barczewie. Wizytację przeprowadzili pracownicy działającego w BRPO Krajowego Mechanizmu Prewencji Tortur #KMPT.1/4 pic.twitter.com/1bHXRQx8TV — Biuro Rzecznika Praw Obywatelskich (@BiuroRPO) January 31, 2023 The report, published on Tuesday by the office of Poland’s commission for human rights was written by the National Torture Prevention Mechanism (KMPT) which operates within the commissioner’s office It followed visits by KMPT staff to the prison during which they interviewed managers and inmates as well as conducting their own monitoring and review of prison documents KMPT alleges that inmates were dragged out of their cells and brought to unmonitored rooms prison officers reportedly placed black bags over prisoners’ heads The report also mentions an instance in which one detainee allegedly went into cardiac arrest as a result of a beating “An ambulance was not called; officers resuscitated the inmate on their own eventually restoring his vitals,” it reads While KMPT’s findings were based in large part on inmates’ own accounts video “footage shows the man being brought to the cell and removing his wet clothing” Więzień został zmuszony do położenia się na podłodze. Strażnicy mieli założyć mu na twarz ręcznik i polewać wodą z miski. Kolejnego podduszali https://t.co/ycyOTMDjjW — Bartosz T. Wieliński 🇵🇱🇪🇺🇺🇦 (@Bart_Wielinski) February 1, 2023 In response to the publication of the report both public prosecutors and the Central Board of the Prison Service (CZSW) have launched investigations “All the circumstances are currently under investigation all of which will be verified,” Daniel Brodowski spokesman for the regional prosecutor’s office in Olsztyn spokeswoman for the regional director of the prison service in Olsztyn told the Polish Press Agency (PAP) that immediately after receiving the report the director general of the prison service also ordered an inspection of the penitentiary “It is a matter of ensuring the safety of inmates and prison service officers despite the frequent practice among inmates of reporting untrue incidents every such case is clarified,” she said “Serious irregularities” in prison programme, finds Supreme Audit Office Socha also informed PAP of certain doubts that both the justice ministry – which has authority over prisons – and CZSW have concerning KMPT’s findings “In the opinion of the justice ministry and CZSW the circumstances of the incident indicate a possible defect in the report consisting in the lack of objectivity of the author of the study who entered into a dispute with the management of the inspected prison,” she said an alleged incident occurred relating to the “inappropriate behaviour of an inspector” in connection with the “destruction of property” by “urinating in a room not intended for this purpose” said that the KMPT’s inspector had been forced to remain in a room with prisoners after guards did not respond to his request to be let out Funkcjonariusze Zakładu Karnego w Barczewie nie pozwolili kontrolerowi z Krajowego Mechanizmu Prewencji Tortur iść do toalety, przez co musiał oddać mocz na terenie oddziału dla niebezpiecznych osadzonych.Polska, 2023. https://t.co/I9XId9jKfn — Patryk Słowik (@PatrykSlowik) February 2, 2023 Main image credit: TOMASZ WASZCZUK / AGENCJA GAZETA Anna Hackett is an assistant editor at Notes from Poland She is a recent graduate of European Studies from Trinity College Dublin and has had previous journalistic experience with the Irish Independent News & Media group , , Karol Nawrocki even suggested that the state security services were involved in creating the scandal , , The 1,200 square metre national symbol was unfurled on the beach in Międzyzdroje , , The proportion of Poles saying the US has a positive influence on the world has also fallen to its lowest recorded level Apr 30, 2025 | , , , That response will include “large Polish and NATO exercises in Poland” Apr 29, 2025 | , , , Those employed in Poland work on average the third-longest hours in the European Union Apr 28, 2025 | , , , , Westinghouse and Bechtel were first chosen in 2022 as partners on the 192 billion zloty ($51 billion) project please consider helping us to continue and expand it [email protected] Copyright © 2025 Notes From Poland | Design jurko studio | Code by 2sides.pl Senior Research Fellow at the Global Europe Centre ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR Weronika Strzyżyńska is currently studying journalism at Goldsmiths as a Scott Trust Bursary recipient She  has written on issues immigration and Brexit for New Statesman and Prospect Agnieszka Wądołowska is managing editor of Notes from Poland She has previously worked for Gazeta.pl and Tokfm.pl and contributed to Gazeta Wyborcza ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR Daniel Tilles is editor-in-chief of Notes from Poland and assistant professor of history at the Pedagogical University of Krakow He has written on Polish affairs for a wide range of publications The Independent and Dziennik Gazeta Prawna ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR Stanley Bill is the founder and editor-at-large of Notes from Poland.He is also Senior Lecturer in Polish Studies and Director of the Polish Studies Programme at the University of Cambridge Stanley has spent more than ten years living in Poland He founded Notes from Poland in 2014 as a blog dedicated to personal impressions cultural analysis and political commentary He is committed to the promotion of deeper knowledge and understanding of Poland He is the Chair of the Board of the Notes from Poland Foundation ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR Professor of European Studies at Oxford University ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR Professor at the Institute of History of the Jagiellonian University ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR Executive Director of Taube Family Foundation ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR Associate Professor at the Institute of Political Studies of the Polish Academy of Science ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker