Gangs from Georgia on Polish streets. “They think they'll get everything on a platter”

Warsaw president Rafał Trzaskowski admitted this week that criminal gangs from Georgia are a problem and anticipate a strong response. “Gazeta Wyborcza” describes that in 2024 foreigners committed 3129 crimes — 1515 Ukrainians, 532 Georgians. There are 304 Georgians and 1304 Ukrainians in Polish prisons. Experts confirm that the reaction must be, but fears arise that "the right might usage police action to fuel anti-immigrant sentiments".

The speakers of “Gazeta Wyborcza” believe that “the slow return of the 1990s.” erstwhile Chief of Central Bureau of Investigation Marcin Miksza “Borys” claims that Georgian gangs are developing in Warsaw streets. He stresses that groups should be infiltrated, but this is not easy due to the fact that cognition of Georgian language and culture is necessary. — any of them are criminals who see Poland as a fresh marketplace in a criminal career. frequently Poland is just their halt on the road to the West, usually Italy or Spain,” he says.

“No decent Georgian identifies with criminals”

The main specialist in the squad of Turkey, Caucasus and Central Asia of the Center for east Studies Wojciech Górecki notes that many people in Georgia want to start a fresh life in Poland, due to the fact that our country is very good for them.

“The problem is the Georgian ideas about Europe. They frequently think, mothered by friends' stories, that they will get everything on a platter and for free, and erstwhile they come to the place, it turns out that what the brother-in-law said has small to do with reality,” he explains in an interview with “Gazeta Wyborcza”. It besides draws attention to cultural differences — Georgians seem to want to meet with them, but later it turns out that they “interpret signals badly”.

The president of the Georgian Diaspora Association in Poland David Adamashvili defends the Georgians' good name and explains that the bad opinion is the responsibility of "asocial units". “ No decent Georgian identifies himself with criminals. The vast majority of Georgians and Georgians work hard in various branches of the Polish economy – says “Electoral”.