After stabbing Adamowicz during a Jan. 13 charity event, the attacker grabbed a microphone and said that was his revenge against an opposition political party that Adamowicz had once belonged to. Although there have been suggestions the assailant also had psychological problems, some government critics blamed Poland’s heated political discourse, some of it from state television. Poland’s current government has aligned itself with other populist, conservative or nationalist figures — U.S. President Donald Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban. Since Adamowicz’s killing, prosecutors have faced criticism for failing to investigate death threats against politicians. Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has met with opposition leaders and urged more “mutual respect” in public debate.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer February 02, 2019 14:26 UTC