A complaint has been filed with the prosecutor’s office in Kraków concerning Senior Constable Jakub Kulik, who, together with a colleague, detained the perpetrator of the attack on the Main Square. The author of the letter wants to verify whether the officer used his firearm legally.
What is known about the complaint
The complaint first reached the District Prosecutor’s Office in Kraków, and from there it went to the department leading the investigation into the attack. The person filing it demands an examination of whether the officer’s use of a firearm against the assailant was lawful. According to Onet, the letter was submitted by a Pole living in London; his details have not been disclosed.
The head of the department, prosecutor Eryk Stasielak, confirmed that such a complaint had been received. In his comments to Onet, it was processed “as with any such letter,” and preliminary findings do not indicate that the officer acted unlawfully. The prosecutor’s office has not so far opened proceedings on its own initiative regarding the police intervention.
After reviewing the complaint, the prosecutor’s office may either open proceedings or refuse to do so if it finds no elements of a crime. As of publication, no decision had been announced.
The intervention on the Main Square
The attack took place on Saturday, 7 November. A 24-year-old man drove a car onto the Main Square and fired at random people. According to the authorities, six people were killed and 15 were injured; two days of national mourning were declared. We reported on this in our article about the arrest of the shooter from the car on the Square.
The attacker was detained by two police officers from Bielsko-Biała: 24-year-old Senior Constable Jakub Kulik and 27-year-old Senior Constable Artur Morański. Both were shot. For their conduct, they were decorated by the president.
Comment from a shooting instructor
In an interview with Onet, retired police officer and shooting instructor Dariusz Tomysek strongly criticised the complaint, describing it as an expression of hostility towards the police.
Other proceedings related to the attack are also underway. Among other things, we wrote about nine people detained over posts made after the attack in Kraków.
