Police removes dozens protesters. Including Solidarity hero

Police forcibly removed dozens of protesters during an opposition protest that was aimed at blocking a monthly rally held by Law and Justice leader Jarosław Kaczyński to commemorate his brother President Lech Kaczyński, who died in the Smoleńsk plane crash along with 95 other victims. Among the removed protesters was Władysław Frasyniuk, a leading figure of the anti-communist opposition in the 1980s. The protest came after a law passed back in March which makes it more difficult to carry out counter-protests. The demonstrators were yelling “The PiS violates the constitution” and “we have the right to protest.” The government claims the law is a necessary security measure, but opposition groups have called it anti-democratic. Protesters held white roses and chained themselves together to protest what they believe is the use by Kaczyński of the crash for political purposes.