The Secretary General of the 47-nation Council of Europe, Thorbjørn Jagland, has made the following statement in reaction to the death of Gdańsk Mayor Paweł Adamowicz:
“I am deeply saddened to learn that the Mayor of Gdańsk, Paweł Adamowicz, has died following the horrendous knife attack at a charity event yesterday evening.
“Violence has no place in democratic society. On behalf of the Council of Europe, I send my deepest condolences to his family and friends.”
