Crime | Lech Walesa Former Polish Prez Skirts Hate Crimes Charge Lech Walesa sparked outrage with anti-gay words By Newser Editors and Wire Services Posted Mar 13, 2013 3:37 PM CDT Copied In this Monday, April 23, 2012 file photo former Polish President Lech Walesa speaks during a panel discussion at the World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, file) Former Polish President Lech Walesa sparked outrage earlier this month when he said gays have no right to a prominent role in politics, adding that any gay lawmakers should sit in the back of Parliament or "even behind the wall." But, though an activist filed a formal complaint against the Nobel Peace Prize laureate for promoting the hatred of a sexual minority, prosecutors announced today that he did not commit a crime under Polish law. Read These Next We knew Letterman would pipe up about Colbert eventually. A parent's nightmare, in a white cardboard box. The humans survived this flight; the deer on the ground didn't. Trump promotes aide who likes 'competent white men' in charge. Report an error