Mariusz Gierszewski, a journalist from Radio ZET, was the first to report that Konrad Berkowicz tried to take goods worth nearly PLN 400 from the IKEA store. The New Hope MP was detained by security behind the cash registers.
“I was doing a lot of shopping at IKEA today in a big hurry, listening to something on headphones. I deleted everything, but it turned out that not everything was loaded. Simple inattention. Frying pan and plates. A stupid mistake for which I apologized and accepted a fine. I didn't use immunity like Mejza or Sterczewski. PS. Guess what I was listening to…” Berkowicz explained in an entry on the X website.
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The IKEA chain has now also presented its position on the incident involving a Confederate politician. They were sent to the tvn24.pl editorial office by Igor Stypa from the company's press office. “The client was talked to by an external security company cooperating with us, which, after determining what actually happened, invited the client to a room where they waited for the police to arrive,” we read. The whole situation was supposed to be “calm”.
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The police fined Berkowicz PLN 500, which the politician accepted. The theft concerned small household items worth approximately PLN 390. The whole situation happened in a place where there are surveillance cameras. “In accordance with applicable regulations, we make the surveillance recording available only to the courts, prosecutor's office, police and other authorized services and to the person whose data was recorded in the recording,” Stypa emphasizes.
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He adds that shopping at self-service checkouts at IKEA is similar to that in other stores. Customers scan products themselves, and the shopping list is constantly updated on the screen. Additionally, at the end, a message appears asking if all items have been deleted. You can still check the entire list before making the payment. In case of any doubts, customers can always ask the staff for help. “The employee is always available at the checkout line,” Stypa sums up.
