28 alleged Putin insulters freed from police custody
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About twenty eight [[w:human rights|human rights]] activists who had been imprisoned on Wednesday, January 26, 2005 have now mostly been freed from police custody following rapid international solidarity appeals. The activists had been imprisoned in relation to their protest in the main square of [[w:Krakow|Krakow]], Poland, against the presence of [[w:Vladimir Putin|Vladimir Putin]] at the ceremonies for the 60th anniversary of the freeing of the [[w:Auschwitz-Birkenau|Auschwitz-Birkenau]] concentration camp. 

At least two people were officially charged, under Article 136 of Polish [[w:criminal law|criminal law]], with the offence of insulting a [[w:head of state|head of state]], namely, [[w:Vladimir Putin|Vladimir Putin]], but it remains unclear how many people in total have been charged with this offence.

[[w:Vladimir Putin|Vladimir Putin]], who is suspected to be responsible for [[w:war crime|war crimes]] and possibly [[w:crime against humanity|crimes against humanity]] in [[w:Chechnya|Chechnya]], was neither detained nor arrested during his visit to Poland.

==References==
* {{source|url=http://pl.indymedia.org/pl/2005/01/11511.shtml#english|title= Kraków: aresztowani wolni!!!|date=January 27, 2005|pub=pl.indymedia.org|author=mal}}
*{{source|url=http://pl.indymedia.org/pl/2005/01/11308.shtml|title=Putin do MTK, nie do Oświęcimia|pub=pl.indymedia.org|date=January 19, 2005|author=imc pl}}
*{{source|url=http://pl.indymedia.org/pl/2005/01/11431.shtml#english|title=(en) Krakow protests - live reports|pub=pl.indymedia.org|date=January 26, 2005|author=babelryba}}
*{{source|url=http://pl.indymedia.org/pl/2005/01/11514.shtml|title= łamanie praw człowieka w Kr : raport|pub=pl.indymedia.org|date=January 28, 2005|author=mal}}

==Photographs==
*http://pl.indymedia.org/pl/2005/01/11499.shtml
*http://pl.indymedia.org/pl/2005/01/11447.shtml

==Films==
*http://video.indymedia.org/download/%5BIndymedia%5D_%282005-01-27%29_demo_066.mov
*http://video.indymedia.org/download/%5BIndymedia%5D_%282005-01-27%29_demo_068.mov
*http://obin.org/video/putin/krakow-26-01-2005.wmv

 
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About twenty eight human rights activists who had been imprisoned on Wednesday, January 26, 2005 have now mostly been freed from police custody following rapid international solidarity appeals. The activists had been imprisoned in relation to their protest in the main square of Krakow, Poland, against the presence of Vladimir Putin at the ceremonies for the 60th anniversary of the freeing of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. 

At least two people were officially charged, under Article 136 of Polish criminal law, with the offence of insulting a head of state, namely, Vladimir Putin, but it remains unclear how many people in total have been charged with this offence.

Vladimir Putin, who is suspected to be responsible for war crimes and possibly crimes against humanity in Chechnya, was neither detained nor arrested during his visit to Poland.
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