Police want documents from Telewizja Republika. The station protests

At the headquarters of Telewizja Republika in Warsaw, officers from the Central Bureau of Cybercrime demanded the release of broadcast materials related to an event outside the Constitutional Tribunal. The station's employees refused to comply, leading to a confrontation with the police. Editor-in-chief Tomasz Sakiewicz accused the police of participating in a 'coup' and claimed that the police chief might face charges. Jarosław Kaczyński, leader of PiS, defended the station, alleging that the actions were part of a broader effort to suppress free media in Poland. Meanwhile, Minister Marcin Kierwiński filed a defamation complaint against the station following an incident involving police officers.

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