As reported last Friday by Radio Poland, Nawrocki was allegedly involved in violent clashes between soccer hooligans - groups of aggressive and often politically motivated football (soccer) fans.
According to Onet.pl, he also has tattoos linked to “Chuligani Wolnego Miasta,” an extremist far-right fan group associated with the Polish club Lechia Gdańsk.
CHWM - Chuligani Wolnego Miasta ( Lechia Gdańsk )
Opublikowany przez Polish Hooligans Piątek, 9 czerwca 2017
Nawrocki reportedly also has a large tattoo of the English football club Chelsea’s crest - a lion holding a scepter - which sometimes shows under his short-sleeved shirts.
Candidate denies removing tattoos, campaign aide says otherwise
Despite Nawrocki’s earlier statements claiming he removed the tattoos, Adam Bielan, a senior PiS politician and Member of the European Parliament (MEP), told RMF FM on Monday that the candidate had taken no such steps.
“Karol Nawrocki did not remove any tattoos,” Bielan said, responding to speculation spreading on social media and in national news outlets including TVN24.
Bielan added that Nawrocki, who currently heads the state-run Institute of National Remembrance (IPN) - responsible for documenting Poland’s historical memory - has tattoos of a “religious nature,” not linked to football fandom.
However, Bielan confirmed that Nawrocki had previously participated in a football hooligan clash, describing the incident - illegal under Polish law - as a “one-time occurrence.”
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Source: TVN24/Onet.pl/RMF FM