The General Headquarters of the Armed Forces (DGRSZ) commented on the publication of the website nielezna.pl on Tuesday. The author of the article, citing information from one of the social media profiles, pointed out that the family of the tragically deceased Sgt. Mateusz Sitka will receive 36,000 zlotys. Total compensation of PLN.
This amount was compared to the amount allegedly sent to Afghan immigrants. The three men were scheduled to demand 240,000 zlotys for wrongful detention. PLN compensation. The individuals identified currently reside in Germany and the United Kingdom.
DGRSZ explained that compensation would be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Homeland Defense Law, and appealed, “Please do not reprint false information.''
“We categorically deny the false reports that have appeared online regarding compensation for the death of our colleague, the late Sergeant Mateusz Sitek,” we read in a short message posted on the X platform.
As emphasized, in the interest of the family, the General Command will not reveal the specific amount in this case. “I would like to emphasize that the numbers are much higher” than those reported in the media, he said.
The 1st Warsaw Armored Brigade also called for an end to “disinformation.” Sergeant Mateusz Sitek is from this unit.
Death of Mateusz Sitek. He was wounded on the Poland-Belarus border
Mateusz Sitek was injured with a knife on May 28th. He was attacked in a border area near Dubice Cerkievne (Podlasie County) by one of the men who tried to break through the iron fence with his group.
While a soldier was using a protective shield to prevent someone from breaking through the border's iron fence, the gunman put his hand inside the fence and stabbed him in the chest with a knife. Branches and stones were thrown at the injured man and the border guard who was helping him.
The 21-year-old was first taken to a hospital in Hajnowka, then transferred to the Military Medical Institute in Warsaw. The soldier died on June 6th. Posthumously, he was promoted to the rank of sergeant in the Polish Army and awarded the Gold Medal for Meritorious Defense. After the attack, Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced the creation of an additional buffer zone on the border with Belarus.
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