Mazowsze

23rd July 2010

Warsaw’s EuroPride gay rights festival passed off peacefully, with police successful in keeping those demonstrating for tolerance and understanding apart from other demonstrations in favour of more traditional views of society and sexual relations. In all nine people were arrested and 236 had their IDs checked.

“Our main task was to ensure there was no confrontation and we achieved that,” commented Maciej Karczynski, press officer for the capital’s police.

Ewa Gawor, director of Warsaw’s Office of Security and Crisis Management, was also positive, “I’m pleased with the way all the gatherings passed off, apart from one incident in Plac Bankowym.”

In that incident supporte ...