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The Polish policeman faces up to five years in prison, he testified in the case, but pleaded not guilty.

IN of Poland in the city of Opole, the prosecutor's office charged a 29-year-old police officer with excessive force against a 48-year-old citizen of Ukraine on October 29, which led to his death.

Stanislav Bar, the spokesman of the District Prosecutor's Office in Opole, reported this in a comment to “Ukrinform”.

“On November 6, a 29-year-old police officer was charged with exceeding his official powers due to the inappropriate use of direct coercion to immobilize a person, which led to the death of a 48-year-old citizen of Ukraine,” said the spokesman of the prosecutor's office.

According to Bar, the policeman faces up to five years in prison. He testified in the case, but pleaded not guilty. The law enforcement officer was removed from…