Grzegorz Braun, a far-right Polish lawmaker, second from the left, is seen after using a fire extinguisher to put out Hanukkah candles at the parliament in Warsaw, Poland Dec. 12, 2023.

“The excesses of MEP Grzegorz Braun, which point to suspected criminal acts, are not going unanswered by the prosecution,” Justice Minister and Prosecutor General Adam Bodnar said in a statement.

Monika Braun, sister of far-right Polish presidential candidate Grzegorz Braun, has publicly condemned his actions in an open letter published in Tygodnik Powszechny, a Polish conservative magazine.

Grzegorz Braun, a pro-Russian member of Poland's lower chamber of parliament – the Sejm – filled the parliament lobby with spray from a fire extinguisher that he used to put out the candles.

European Parliament Member Grzegorz Braun was suspended for thirty days from the European Parliament after disrupting the moment of silence "for the next victims of the Jewish genocide in Gaza." ...

Grzegorz Braun seen shortly after using a fire extinguisher on a Hanukkah menorah in Poland's parliament building in Warsaw, Dec. 12, 2023. (Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images) ...

Grzegorz Braun, a far-right Polish lawmaker from the Confederation party, uses a fire extinguisher to put out Hanukkah candles on December 12 in these images taken from a video.

On Tuesday, the European Parliament voted to lift the immunity of Grzegorz Braun, a Polish far-right MEP and a contender for the presidency in the upcoming election.

Grzegorz Braun, a notoriously antisemitic lawmaker from Poland’s far-right Confederation party, sprayed a Hanukkah menorah with a fire extinguisher in parliament on Tuesday before taking a podium to ...

Grzegorz Braun's fiery remarks highlight growing divisions within Poland over its involvement in the Ukraine conflict. As tensions escalate, Poland finds itself caught between supporting Western ...

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