‘Not even ONE!’ Polish MP rages at claim soldiers are opening fire on migrants at Belarus border
Polish MP Krzysztof Bosak has strongly refuted claims that Polish forces are shooting migrants at the Belarus border, insisting “there has not been a single instance”.
The denial came in response to questions from GB News’s Steven Edginton about criticism of Poland’s border defence tactics.
In July, Poland’s parliament passed controversial legislation allowing border guards to use firearms in self-defence without facing criminal charges in certain circumstances.
The law came amid increasing tensions at the Belarus border, where Poland claims migrants are being encouraged to enter illegally to destabilise the European Union.
Speaking to GB News, Bosak said: “I have to correct some information first. There is no criticism of the Polish Army in Poland. The Polish nation, Polish society, and all political parties, including the left, support the Polish Army.
“The criticism comes only from a very small group of NGOs supported from abroad, for example, from American funds or by George Soros, or people like that far-left organisations that try to develop a human rights agenda, pushing for an open-border policy.
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“And it is only them. Almost every MP in Poland supports the Polish Army. Second, there has not been a single instance of the Polish Army shooting anyone on our border.
“There was one example of a Polish soldier being stabbed and killed by migrants, unfortunately.
“So, we have one soldier killed at the border, but not a single migrant has been shot by Polish police or soldiers.
“I believe that Polish soldiers and police officers should have the right to open fire on anyone who tries to stop them, attack them, kill them, or destroy our border fence, or anything like that.
“Unfortunately, the government is frightened by the pressure from these NGOs and criticism from the mainstream media, and the law is still unclear.
“In fact, no soldier has orders to open fire with their rifle. They have rifles, but they have no orders to use them against anyone. So, its unclear. But the situation is, fortunately, under control.
“There are attempts to cross the border, and in fact, some migrants have successfully crossed, but not many.”
The legislation followed a tragic incident where a 21-year-old soldier was fatally stabbed while attempting to prevent illegal border crossings.
The Polish government maintains these measures are necessary to protect Poland’s border with Belarus from what it describes as increasingly aggressive gangs of migrants.
Human rights organisations, including the Council of Europe’s Commissioner for Human Rights Michael O’Flaherty, had urged Polish MPs to reject the firearms legislation.
O’Flaherty warned the new rules might remove deterrents against excessive force by border patrols.
He expressed particular concern about potential consequences of the law in a letter to Polish authorities.