“Rainbow” was set on fire again. Suspects heard allegations – Polish Radio

"Rainbow" was set on fire again. Suspects heard allegations – Polish Radio

41-year-old Martin W. and 47-year-old Roman S. were heard on Friday afternoon.

As said a spokesman for District Prosecutor’s Office in Warsaw Przemysław Nowak, men pleaded not guilty and refused the submission explanations. After hearing were released to their homes. The prosecutor applied to them police supervision (will have two times a week, put up at the police station).
According to investigators act was an act of hooliganism, which means that – according to the Criminal Code – the minimum penalty in the event of conviction is increased by half. Normally for the destruction of or damage to property right provided from three months to five years in prison.
City will be demanded money from arsonists
“Rainbow” was set on fire on Thursday morning. Fire noted for city monitoring. At a place called the fire brigade, who extinguished the fire. Burned a few meters installation.
Shortly afterwards detained two suspected arson. Both men were drunk, they had more than two per mille of alcohol in the blood.
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witnesses indicated that place were two municipal guards. However, they have not taken action. On Friday, a spokeswoman for the Municipal Police in Warsaw, Monika Niżniak submitted that both officers will be laid off.

According to preliminary estimates, the cost of repairing the town hall “Rainbow” will amount to 30.5 thousand. zł. As explained by Deputy Ombudsman of the City Warsaw Agnes Withers must include remove burnt flowers, clean design, repair sprinkler system, set up a new grid to which they are affixed flowers and make new flowers. – We hope that next week the work is completed – she added.
announced that, if confirmed, that the detained men are perpetrators of arson, the city will claim reimbursement from them repair the installation.

This is not the first such event
“Rainbow” appeared on the capital square Savior in June 2012. Earlier, during the Polish Presidency, adorned the square in front of the European Parliament. According to the author of the installation is a positive call for tolerance, respect for human dignity and the right to have their own beliefs and views.
construction of artificial flowers was burned on several occasions. Last November 11 last year by the persons involved in organized by the National Environment March of Independence. The Management Board of City Purge loss estimated at 70 thousand. zł.
Renewed “Rainbow” stood again on the square of the Savior on May 1 of this year – the 10th anniversary of Polish accession to the European Union. Owner installation, the Adam Mickiewicz Institute, has signed an agreement with the city for exposing “Rainbow” in the square until the end of 2015.
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