The commander of the Warsaw Capital Police, Dariusz Walichnowski, is about to lose his position, according to unofficial information provided by RMF FM radio, and later by Gazeta Wyborcza.

However, many believe the move is political, with Polish newspaper wPolityce stating, “According to the media, the politicians of the Civic Coalition ruling in Warsaw did not have relations with Walichnowski. He was reluctant to refer to the ideas of showing up with them and did not quickly enough remove officers who worked during the rule of the United Right from their positions.”

Superintendent Dariusz Walichnowski took over the Capital Police Headquarters after Paweł Dzierżak in April last year. Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski, who was running for president of Poland, managed to convince Walichnowski to take part in handing over 27 police cars to the capital’s police in January 2025 — during the ongoing campaign.

The support of the Civic Coalition candidate in the race for the presidential seat caused a storm. Trzaskowski was accused of using the police for political purposes, and PiS MP Waldemar Buda announced that he would send a notification to the National Electoral Commission in connection with the violation of electoral law.

Wielichowski was supposed to “feel bad” after that conference.

“He did not want to appear with politicians because he preferred not to be associated with any party. (…) He was forced to leave because he did not allow the politicization of the police,” said an anonymous KSP police source to wPolityce.

“Politicians of the ruling party wanted police officers to take photos with them and take part in a political nativity scene. Commander Walichnowski avoided it very much and did not want politics to be done by policemen. He is not afraid to refuse politicians,” another police source told the paper.