Micha\u0142 Mytkowski, a Polish restaurant owner in Brussels, was surrounded, beaten, and kicked by a mob that accused him of racism after he attempted to retrieve stolen property during local protests. <\/p>\n
The attack occurred one week ago during a protest by students and teachers against education budget cuts in Belgium. Micha\u0142 Mytkowski, owner of the Lil Bao restaurant, noticed two men taking a chair from his establishment’s outdoor seating area.<\/p>\n
Mytkowski ran after them to recover his property, fearing the chair might be used as a projectile against police officers. A large, aggressive group of adults and youths quickly surrounded him, shouting labels like “racist” and calling for a boycott of his restaurant.<\/p>\n
The situation escalated rapidly as the crowd refused to communicate, branding Mytkowski as the aggressor despite him being the victim of theft. He was beaten and kicked, while one assailant threw a table through the restaurant’s window.<\/p>\n
Witnesses remained passive, and some older individuals reportedly encouraged the younger attackers. Mytkowski was only rescued after neighbors and staff from nearby restaurants, including a Polish woman named Angelika, intervened. Police arrived only after the situation had significantly calmed down.<\/p>\n
Mytkowski, who moved to Belgium as a child and manages a multicultural team with his Taiwanese wife, expressed shock at the baseless accusations. He noted that while he has experienced prejudice as a Pole, he has never allowed it to turn into aggression.<\/p>\n
He argues that accusations of racism are often weaponized carelessly in Belgium without knowledge of an individual’s background or history. Despite the violence, Mytkowski refuses to be intimidated and intends to continue running his business, emphasizing the need for solidarity and courage in the face of such hostility.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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