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Lech Walesa published this open letter to the Stones on his facebook page yesterday. It'd be interesting to see if Mick made any comment in response to it from the stage this evening - although knowing the Stones, it'd be highly unlikely unfortunately Letter to Mr. Mick Jagger and The Rolling Stones.
The Rolling Stones! Your wonderful band is coming to Poland. Again! People are looking forward to your performance so much. But there are bad things happing in Poland right now. We dare ask for your attention because of the memories of outstanding, courageous people who fought for freedom in the Eastern Block. They sacrificed much for freedom of speech. For freedom of the arts. They understood that for the protection of liberties, the courts must be independent from the government. So this was one important objective of their struggle. You knew such individuals. Vaclav Havel was one of them. Today, the fruits of their work are in peril. The current regime wants to destroy the independence of courts in Poland. Last year, it incapacitated the Constitutional Court. Now, in clear violation of the Constitution, it is firing a third of Supreme Court .Justices in order to install puppets.
THIS IS NOT FREEDOM.
Many people in Poland are defending freedom, but they need support. If you can say or do anything while in Poland, it would really mean something to them.
Lech Wałęsa.
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