After Saturday’s concert of the Belarusian rapper Max Max at the National Stadium in Warsaw The police detained 109 persons, mostly for crimes, including drug possession, the use of pyrotechnics, unauthorized penetration for the event and assault of security members. Seventy -two detainees faces charges of crime and 37 from offenses. The controversy also aroused the flag of the so -called. Banderovcov. This is reported by Warsaw TASR rapporteur, according to RMF FM and Polsat TV portal.
The incidents caused controversy especially for the flag that the fans brought according to the shots and which It is associated with Ukrainian nationalist movements UPA and OUN-B (so-called bander), responsible for the crimes on the Poles in Volyn. Former Polish Ambassador to the US Marek Magierowski described it in the X -network post as an insult to the Poles and expressed indignation. “The person should be reported to Ukraine and show his patriotism by defending his homeland,” commented on the POLSAT MP Pis Pis Pawel Jabloňski.
The stadium operator stated that He filed a criminal complaint, and together with the concert organizer condemned any speeches of totalitarianism or hatred. The leadership stressed that the rules of the stadium prohibit symbols associated with totalitarian regimes or incite hatred And that the flags used during the concert caused clearly negative historical associations.
During the concert there were also battles between participants and security, while several spectators from the stands jumped on the stadium area. The police called on the organizers to immediately calm the situation, otherwise there would be a risk of interrupting the event. After the challenge, the situation stabilized, the gates of the stadium were temporarily closed and tickets were controlled.
The day before the concert, the police intervened against the illegal gathering of hundreds of rapper fans in Warsaw Woliwhere a musical event was held with alcohol consumption. They detained six people and granted dozens of fines. The city district announced that it would require a private organizer to reimburse the cost of cleaning the space.
Max Korž is known to resist the Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, He supported protests after internationally unrecognized elections in 2020 and rejects the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
