National Radical Camp (ONR), one of Poland’s most prominent far-right groups, can be described as “fascist”, the Supreme Court has ruled. The activist who won the case now hopes that the ruling can be the basis for having ONR outlawed completely, as promoting fascism is illegal under Polish law. ONR is one of the three groups that founded and continues to play a leading role in organising the annual Independence March in Warsaw, which draws tens of thousands of participants and has received support from Poland’s current national-conservative ruling camp. Last year’s event saw attacks by some participants against the police, as well as arson against an apartment displaying an LGBT rainbow flag. Afterwards, opposition parties called for the march and ONR to be outlawed. But the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party blamed the violence – without evidence – on “provocateurs”. The new Supreme Court ruling ends a four-year legal battle by ONR members against a left-wing activist. In 2017, Robert Koliński – from the Left Together (Lewica Razem) party – expressed opposition to a march in the city of Elbląg organised by ONR and another far-right group, All-Polish Youth (Młodzież Wszechpolska).
via notesfrompoland: Far-right group can be called “fascist”, rules Poland’s Supreme Court