# Claim 629

Statement from Poland's human rights commissioner on the risk of the sale.

Published 2026-09-23. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

- Statement: Statement from Poland's human rights commissioner on the risk of the sale.
- Field: action
- Value: Bodnar warns of editorial influence
- About: [incident 2021-poland-orlen-buys-polska-press](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2021-poland-orlen-buys-polska-press)
- Source: Mission Journal: 'Trench warfare' in Polish press as government eyes next election cycle. https://cpj.org/2021/04/mission-journal-trench-warfare-in-polish-press-as-government-eyes-next-election-cycle/
- Publisher: Committee to Protect Journalists
- Method: outlet report
- Checked: 2026-09-22
- Confidence: medium
- Status: current
- Source date: 2021-04-01

## Quotation from the source

> could easily gain influence over editorial boards, and thus transform a free press, which is tasked with producing honest and fact-based criticism of the public administration and the people who man it, into pro-government information and propaganda bulletins

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