Foltyn and Fritz removed Ukrainian symbols from the town hall and suspended Polish symbols. The mayor's mad. “Why Cieszyn should remember Volyn” [VIDEO in oryg.]

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Members Bronisław Foltyn and Roman Fritz exchanged the unwarranted flags of Ukraine for the flags of Poland at Cieszyn Town Hall. Foltyn stated that the city's authorities would alternatively pay tribute to Ukrainians than to Poles on the day of remembrance of the genocide in Volyn. Mayor Gabriela Staszkiewicz standard accused right-wingers of their activities are ‘pro-Russian’.

Bronisław Foltyn (Confederation) on Friday morning "taken the parliamentary intervention". utilizing the ladder, he climbed the balcony above the entrance to the town hall.

Above it, on the wall of the building, were the flags of Poland, Cieszyn, a rag with colours and symbols associated with the European Union and 2 Ukrainian flags. The second turned into white and red.

The parliamentarian told PAP that on 11 July is the National Day of Memory of Poles – Victims of Genocide made by the CNS and UPA on east lands of the Second Republic of Poland. This year it is first celebrated as a state holiday.

– They do not want to celebrate them everywhere, but they are inactive on the map of Poland, where on that day they like to pay tribute to Ukrainians than to Poles. (...) The city authorities of Cieszyn did not organize any celebrations (...), and Ukrainian flags fly at the town hall – He did.

Even before noon, Magistrate re-placed Ukrainian colours on the town hall.

The second intervention was later made by associate of the Confederation of the Polish Crown Roman Fritz. He removed Ukrainian symbols, hanging Polish symbols in their place.He said the flags would not be desecrated, but "will be returned to the Ukrainian embassy in Warsaw".

"Today's 82nd anniversary of Bloody Sunday in Volyn. What's in your head to put up flags on a day like this? Ukrainian On the City Office of #Enjoy? This is Poland!” wrote MP Roman Fritz on the X.