Vandalism of altar in Siedliska

Case information
Incident date
Country
Poland
Place
Siedliska
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
  • Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • Vandalism (all)
  • Vandalism of Public Christian Symbol
Place of Incident
  • Christian Building
  • Public Street
Bias Indicators
  • Lack of Other Motive
  • Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community
Reported to Police
  • Yes
Response of Local Authorities
  • Investigated
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On May 29 at night, unknown perpetrators destroyed decorations on the altar prepared for the Corpus Christi procession in Siedliska. They also tore down decorative trees attached to the Christian community centre, and damaged the stairs of the building. Furthermore, the contents of two garbage bins were spilt next to the altar.

Perpetrators also destroyed an election banner for a candidate in the European Parliament, and damaged a container for bottle caps. To quote a resident of the area, "Such things have never happened here, there must have been several perpetrators, because I doubt that one person would have been able to uproot the trees and part of the stairs."

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