Robert Bąkiewicz Faces Indictment Over Inflammatory Speech Against Prime Minister Donald Tusk

The Warsaw Regional Prosecutor’s Office has filed an indictment against Robert Bąkiewicz, charging him with three serious offenses, including publicly inciting the murder of Prime Minister Donald Tusk during a political rally.

Indictment Filed Against Robert Bąkiewicz

Robert Bąkiewicz finally faces legal consequences as the Warsaw Regional Prosecutor’s Office submitted an indictment against him to the District Court for Warsaw-Śródmieście. Bąkiewicz faces three criminal charges, including the public incitement to commit the crime of depriving Prime Minister Donald Tusk of his life.

Prosecator Mateusz Martyniuk, spokesperson for the Regional Prosecutor’s Office in Warsaw, stated that the charges stem from Bąkiewicz’s public and media-broadcasted speech during a Law and Justice assembly on October 11, 2025, at Castle Square in Warsaw.

Details of the Incitement and Violence Charges

Robert Bąkiewicz, leader of the informal Border Defense Movement initiative, is accused of publicly inciting the murder or severe bodily harm of Prime Minister Tusk, as well as unspecified individuals cooperating with the prime minister. The prosecution states he blamed them for improper migration policy, serving Germany, and the arrival of immigrants in Poland.

According to the prosecution, Bąkiewicz called for the violent removal of the head of government using phrases such as “pulling out a weed combined with the use of napalm,” invoking the symbol of the insurgent scythe and swords, and stating that the enemy must be finished off until he lies on the canvas.

The prosecutor’s office classified these statements as the crime of public incitement to commit a crime, which carries a penalty of up to three years in prison.

Public Humiliation and Hate Speech Charges

The second offense involves the public humiliation of the prime minister by calling him a “traitor,” “German footstool,” “German lackey,” “coward,” and “weed,” and defaming him in a manner that could lower public opinion or destroy trust in his office.

These acts carry penalties ranging from a fine or restriction of liberty to up to two years in prison for insulting a constitutional body, and up to one year for defamation via mass media.

Additionally, the prosecution charged Bąkiewicz with inciting hatred based on national, ethnic, and racial differences. Prosecutor Martyniuk noted that Bąkiewicz formulated statements generating strong hostility toward people of German nationality and immigrants, an act classified as the promotion of totalitarian systems and punishable by up to three years in prison.