After strong international protest, the Polish activist Ma\u0142gorzata “Margot” Szutowic was released prematurely from custody after three weeks. Actually, the court had ordered a period of two months – now a Warsaw court ruled in favor of her lawyers and announced that there were no reasons for her to remain in custody. Szutowic is accused of having, along with other activists, damaged a queer-hostile propaganda van in mid-June.<\/p>\n
The arrest of the activist caused a worldwide sensation in mid-July, as Szutowic was dragged from her apartment<\/a> by plain-clothes police without explanation. She is said to have worn neither shoes nor proper clothing. Although a Polish court initially rejected the request for remand in custody, a two-month detention order was issued three weeks ago. Allegedly, there was a danger of escape and of things being covered up.<\/p>\n The non-binary activist Ma\u0142gorzata “Margot” Szutowic, who prefers the pronoun “she”, became a face of the Polish queer movement after her arrest in July. The police car that was supposed to take Margot to the detention center was blocked by queer activists on August 7. This resulted in internationally harshly criticised police violence and about 50 arrests. As a result, people protested worldwide against the situation in Poland.<\/p>\n \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08 Margot opu\u015bci\u0142a mury aresztu! Trzy tygodnie po zatrzymaniu #Margot<\/a> na Krakowskim Przedmie\u015bciu w Warszawie aktywistka #StopBzdurom<\/a> @stopbzdurom<\/a> zosta\u0142a wypuszczona z p\u0142ockiego aresztu. Tak\u0105 decyzj\u0119 podj\u0105\u0142 dzisiaj #s\u0105d<\/a> w odpowiedzi na za\u017calenie wystosowane przez obro\u0144c\u00f3w Margot pic.twitter.com\/oJNoMdJJrQ<\/a><\/p>\n — Kampania Przeciw Homofobii (@KPH_official) August 28, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n