Homeless man hounded for insulting the Kaczynski's

His trial was to start on Thursday, but it did not, because nobody knows where the defendant is and due to lack of a permanent address it is impossible to deliver him a summons. Hubert H. has a criminal record therefore the case could not be frozen due to low public harm. Moreover, Justice Minister Ziobro criticizes everybody who dares to suggest that the state is exaggerating the matter.Still, Ziobro promised to opt for a community service penalty for Hubert H. instead of the usual fine. The head of the President of Poland's office was surprised that the prosecution devotes so much attention to the incident, and even the ombudsman spoke out for more cautious evolvement of the state into similar cases. (Gazeta Wyborcza, August 26-27, p. 4) J.L.