by Lauren Owens | 12 Apr 2017 | Polish news
MP Cezary Tomczyk has addressed the Police Chief Commander to obtain information on the number of police officers securing the monthly Smoleńsk commemorative celebrations and the estimated costs incurred by the police for this purpose. Since the plane crash of April...
by Lauren Owens | 10 Apr 2017 | Polish news
On April 10, 2010, in the plane crash of Tu-154M near Smoleńsk all 96 passengers were killed, including Polish President Lech Kaczyński and his wife. The Polish delegation was on their way to join the celebrations of the 70th anniversary of the Katyń massacre. Today,...
by Lauren Owens | 20 Mar 2017 | Polish news
The Polish government has hired Luis Moreno-Ocampo, former chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court in The Hague. His task will be to attempt to “recover the wreckage of the plane that crashed near Smoleńsk” in 2010. President Lech Kaczyński,...
by Lauren Owens | 6 Sep 2016 | Polish news
The Polish movie “Smoleńsk” had its premiere last night. President Andrzej Duda, PiS chairman Jarosław Kaczyński and Prime Minister Beata Szydło were among the guests. However, some of the members of the victims’ families were not invited. The...