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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jon Henley Europe correspondent

Poland’s ruling party under fire after suicide of opposition MP’s son

Magdalena Filiks speaking during the convention
The teenager’s mother, Magdalena Filiks (pictured in 2022), is an MP from Poland’s main opposition party, Civic Platform. Photograph: Attila Husejnow/Sopa Images/Rex/Shutterstock

Poland’s ruling Law & Justice party has come under fire over the death of an opposition MP’s 15-year-old son, who killed himself after a report by a state-run radio station led to his identification as the victim of a paedophile.

The Polish parliament, the Sejm, stood for a minute’s silence on Tuesday during the funeral of Mikolaj Filiks. His mother, Magdalena Filiks, an MP from Poland’s main opposition party, Civic Platform, said last week that he had died in February.

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