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No independent-praise terrorism crime quoted. KK art. 256 is public incitement to hatred / promotion of a totalitarian system — overlay.

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Independent-praise crime?
No independent-praise terrorism crime quoted. KK art. 256 is public incitement to hatred / promotion of a totalitarian system — overlay.
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art. 256 §1

Kodeks karny

Target
Public promotion of a totalitarian system or incitement to hatred on listed grounds
Test
Public. Grounds in the March 2025 amendment include nationality, ethnicity, race, religion, lack of religion, disability, age, sex, or sexual orientation.
Max
Deprivation of liberty up to 3 years
Kto publicznie propaguje nazistowski, komunistyczny, faszystowski lub inny totalitarny ustrój państwa lub nawołuje do nienawiści na tle różnic narodowościowych, etnicznych, rasowych, wyznaniowych albo ze względu na bezwyznaniowość, podlega karze pozbawienia wolności do lat 3.

Official Polish, Kodeks karny art. 256 §1 (Dz.U.2025.383). A 6 March 2025 Sejm text added disability, age, sex, and sexual orientation; treat that amendment as live if in force, Unproven here as a separate quote.

Cite · KK art. 256 §1 · as of 2026-09-05

  • Overlay. Not a terror-glorification statute.
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