Church Tagged With Women's Strike Symbol

Case information
Incident date
Country
Poland
Place
Krępa Kościelna
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Morals
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
  • Radical Left
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • Vandalism (all)
  • Vandalism of Church
Religious Freedom / Discrimination
  • Other (text field)
Place of Incident
  • Church
Bias Indicators
  • Comments/Written Statements/Gestures/Graffiti
  • Pattern or Frequency of Attacks
Reported to Police
  • Yes
Response of Local Authorities
  • Investigated

On November 7th, vandals sprayed the "Women's Strike" symbols on the facade of the parish Church of St. Peter and St. Paul in the small town of Krępa Kościelna. The prosecutor's office in Leipzig investigated the damage caused to the historic monument and the offence of religious feelings. The police already identified the perpetrators.

"It's an unpleasant event. It is shocking that such an event took place in a small town. The women's protest took place on Friday nearby Leipzig, and the act of vandalism was committed on Friday to Saturday night" - says the parish priest, Fr. Henryk Kowalczyk.

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