Ex-EU commissioner petitions Polish prosecutor over farmer jailed for ploughing asphalt

Former EU Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski has petitioned Poland's Prosecutor General in defence of a farmer arrested for ploughing up an asphalt road. He is demanding action to revoke the farmer's three-month pre-trial detention. The case has sparked a wider debate about the proportionality of sanctions against protesting farmers in Poland.

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