Jul 15, 2025
Notes From Poland
Poland’s conservative president, Andrzej Duda, has partially pardoned nationalist leader Robert Bąkiewicz over a case in which he was convicted of involvement in a “hooligan act” against a prominent protester for women’s and LGBT rights, Katarzyna Augustynek, widely known by her nickname of “Grandma Kate” (Babcia Kasia).
News of the pardon, first reported unofficially by media outlet Goniec, was confirmed on Tuesday afternoon by Anna Adamiak, spokeswoman for prosecutor general Adam Bodnar.