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. (More Lech Walesa stories.) Report an error