Editing Antrovis (section)

== Controversies ==
Antrovis's activities sparked considerable controversy, and the movement was labeled a cult. It recruited young people, including teenagers, much to the outrage of parents and the public.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Paleczny |first=Tadeusz |url=https://www.uj.edu.pl/documents/3337228/86fad7e3-4a88-44a5-b1d9-f669630c9084 |title=Kontestacja: Formy buntu we współczesnym społeczeństwie |publisher=Uniwersytet Jagielloński |year=1997 |location=Kraków |pages=86 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200917161554/https://www.uj.edu.pl/documents/3337228/86fad7e3-4a88-44a5-b1d9-f669630c9084 |archive-date=2020-09-17 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In August 1993, a sixteen year old boy went missing after Antrovis members presumably convinced him of an ongoing evacuation into space. According to [[Police of Poland|Polish Police]], two more people connected to the cult also went missing.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Stradomska |first=Marlena |date=2017 |title=Psychologiczne predyktory zachowań autodestrukcyjnych u dzieci i młodzieży – aspekt suicydogennych sekt |url=https://open.icm.edu.pl/handle/123456789/17010 |journal=Humanum. Międzynarodowe Studia Społeczno-Humanistyczne |language=pl |pages=94 |issn=1898-8431}}</ref> There were also cases of "mutilations and refusal of treatment" by members of Antrovis, according to the [[Ministry of the Interior and Administration]]'s report.<ref>{{Citation |title=Raport o niektórych zjawiskach związanych z działalnością sekt w Polsce |date=2000 |pages=7 |url=https://www.msw.gov.pl/ftp/pdf/raport_o_sektach.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150205053127/https://www.msw.gov.pl/ftp/pdf/raport_o_sektach.pdf |archive-date=2015-02-05 |url-status=dead |place=Warszawa |publisher=Ministerstwo Spraw Wewnętrznych i Administracji}}</ref>

One follower of Antrovis was found dead with his genitals missing. It was alleged that he was murdered by the cult, as they believed "human organs will be needed by aliens as spare parts" and that "genitals are batteries that will power the evacuation vehicles". The police investigated the murder, but had no success in identifying the killers.<ref name="zadworny" /> The media also accused the cult of organ harvesting.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2002-10-26 |title=Antrovis: Gwiezdne wojny (page 2) |url=https://religie.wiara.pl/doc/471812.Antrovis-Gwiezdne-wojny/2 |access-date=2025-07-14 |website=religie.wiara.pl}}</ref>

In 2006, {{ill|Ryszard Nowak (born 1953)|pl|Ryszard Nowak (ur. 1953)|lt=Ryszard Nowak}}, leader of the National Committee for Defense Against Cults, published a "Report about cults", where he placed Antrovis on a list of sixteen sects active in Poland. The report was criticized by information centers on cults and new religious movements, noting that Antrovis has not been active for several years.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2007-04-03 |title=Oświadczenie Ośrodków Informacji o sektach i NRR dotyczące działalności Ryszarda Nowaka |url=https://www.ekumenizm.pl/ekumenizm/oswiadczenie-osrodkow-informacji-o-sektach-i-nrr-dotyczace-dzialalnosci-ryszarda-nowaka/ |access-date=2025-07-14 |website=ekumenizm.pl |language=pl}}</ref>