Łukasz Żak's defence lawyer targeted online for representing her client

Following the verdict in the Łukasz Żak case, social media was flooded with attacks targeting his defence lawyer. Commenters questioned how she could defend such a person, conflating the lawyer with her client. This phenomenon occurs both in Poland and abroad, where defenders of murderers and criminals regularly face public hostility — a dangerous mechanism that threatens the right to a fair defence.

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