On April 16, 2016 ONR organized in Białystok celebrations of the 82nd anniversary of the establishment of the organization. A holy mess took place in the metropolitan cathedral and about 400 persons marched in the streets of the city. In the opinion of the District Prosecutor’s Office in Białystok priest Jacek Międlar did not incite to hatred in the homily delivered in the cathedral, in which he called the national-catholic radicalism “a chemo for Poland, which suffers from malicious tumor”. And added: “Zero tolerance for Poland and Poles suffering from malicious tumor. Zero tolerance for this tumor. This tumor requires chemotherapy (…) and uncompromising national-catholic radicalism is such chemo”.

After a month-long clearing procedure the Regional Prosecutor’s Office for Białystok-Południe instituted an officio investigation. It included two notifications on suspected offense filed by the Open Republic Association against Anti-Semitism and Xenophobia and Deputy Joanna Scheuring – Wielgus from Modern Party.

The issue of discontinuation of investigation was commented in Radio TOK Fm by Paula Sawicka – the Chairwoman of the Program Board of our Association.