The Military Gendarmerie (ŻW), supporting the Police, will have the powers of policemen and will be able to intervene in cases of non-compliance with the rules of conduct during an epidemic including compliance with the quarantine - informed the spokesman of the ŻW Lt. Col. Artur Karpienko.
On Monday, the order of Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki to send the Military Police to help the Police was published. It states that due to the spread of the coronavirus epidemic, starting on Wednesday, October 28, the Military Gendarmerie will help the Police in protecting safety and public order.