Poles critical of authorities following Smolensk catastrophe
PR dla Zagranicy
John Beauchamp
07.04.2015 15:02
Five years after Smolensk plane crash killed 96 people including President Lech Kaczyński, three in every four Poles have accused the Polish authorities of failure to act efficiently in the wake of the tragedy.
Photo: Włodzimierz Pac/Polskie Radio
According to a survey by the CBOS Institute, only one in five Poles are confident that all the circumstances of the crash have been fully explained.
Around 30 percent of respondents claim that the crash could have been a result of a planned attempt on the life of the Polish President, while 50 percent of Poles do not believe such claims.
However, 53 percent of Poles say that both the Russian and Polish sides are responsible for the crash, while 19 percent of respondents put the whole responsibility for the tragedy on the Russians.
The survey was conducted a month ago on a representative selection of 1,062 adult Poles.
This Friday – 10 April – marks the fifth anniversary of the plane crash of the government Tu-154M in Smolensk, in western Russia, which killed President Lech Kaczyński and 95 other high-ranking Polish officials from across the political spectrum. (mk/jb)