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Journalist Pablo González calls for a demonstration in Gernika to report that he is going to serve two years in prison in Poland
  • On 28 February it is two years. Guernica Gernika has called a demonstration to demand the release of González.
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Pablo González is incarcerated for two years. The Basque journalist was arrested in Poland on 28 February 2022 and the Guernica Gernika initiative has called a demonstration to demand his release. Freedom of the press. Free Paul! They will meet under motto on February 28 at the Mercury source of Gernika at 19:00.

He was arrested on account of the migration crisis in the city of Rcézow, near the Ukrainian border. The Polish prosecutor’s office accused him of working for the Russian secret services, namely espionage. With a 10-year sentence at stake, Poland has “violated many rights” it must respect as a member of the European Union. For example, he was denied the possibility of having a relationship with his family or a trusted attorney. He was held incommunicado.

On November 22, 2022, his wife visited him in jail. Two days later, on day 24, Polish justice reported that its pre-trial detention would be extended for three months, but no evidence against it was made public. On 15 November 2023 it was extended for the seventh time. He shall serve two years without a date of trial.