The Polish Football Association (PZPN) has hired a man accused by prosecutors of being part of a neo-Nazi criminal gang as a security guard for its men’s national team, including star player Robert Lewandowski. The head of the PZPN, Cezary Kulesza, has confirmed that employing the bodyguard – named only as Dominik G. under Polish privacy law – was his idea but says he was unaware of the charges against him. In an investigation published this week, news outlet Wirtualna Polska reported that police found neo-fascist and racist material in Dominik G.’s home during a search. Promoting fascism is a crime in Poland. The news outlet published pictures purporting to show Dominik G. standing next to men giving a fascist salute, one with an image of Rudolf Hess, Hitler’s deputy Führer, on his t-shirt. Others men are wearing clothing saying “Skinhead”. The report also cited prosecutors as saying that Dominik G. was a leading figure in a criminal gang in the city of Białystok associated with local football club Jagiellonia and which was involved in abductions, earning money from prostitution, and promoting fascism.
via notesfrompoland: Accused member of neo-Nazi criminal gang working as bodyguard for Polish national team