Court overturns ban: carriers in Dorohusk, Poland, can resume protest on the border with Ukraine
Kyiv • UNN
The Lublin District Court has overturned the decision of the mayor of Dorohusk to ban protests at the border, allowing carriers to resume demonstrations on Monday. The court rejected the mayor's argument, saying that the protest would not completely impede customs clearance.
On Friday, the district court in Lublin overturned the decision of the mayor of the Dorohusk Commune to ban the collection of before crossing the border in this city. This means that starting Monday, transport workers will again be able to protest at the entrance to the border with Ukraine, UNN reports with with reference to Rmf24.
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Protest action of Polish carriers at the border crossings in Dorohusk and Hrebenne (Lubelskie Voivodeship) and Korczów (Podkarpackie Voivodeship) began on November 6.
On Monday, December 11, Wojciech Sawa, the head of the Dorohusk Commune, canceled the permission to assemble at the border crossing with Ukraine. The district court in Lublin has 30 days to to consider the appeal of the protesting carriers in this case.
In turn, on Friday the Court of Appeal considered the carriers' appeal against the mayor's decision to ban a new meeting (scheduled for Monday, December 18), which the carriers had requested on Tuesday. "The court ruled to cancel the decision of the mayor of of December 13, 2023," said Judge Piotr Ring."
The district court found that the mayor could not refuse the possibility of organizing a protest, on the grounds of risk of significant property loss, as he did not demonstrated specific possible losses. The court disagreed with this argument, noting, among other things, that the protest was not intended to completely block the customs clearance, but only to slow it down.
This means that on the night of Sunday to Monday, the carriers may again protest at the border, and they have announced that they will do so. The mayor can appeal the court's decision within 24 hours, but it is the weekend and the justice system will not have time to to consider a possible appeal.
