The Polish Embassy in Berlin and the Foreign Ministry reportedly spent around €27,000 on the graphic novel Courtesy of www.kultura.com.pl

The controversial graphic novel commissioned by Polish authorities to celebrate the Year of Chopin will be destroyed, but disciplinary action remains a possibility.

“Chopin New Romantic,” an anthology of stories in both Polish and German that was to be distributed in German schools, sparked controversy for its liberal use of profanity. One story, set in a prison where Fredyryk Chopin is to give a concert, employed phrases like “where is that p*&%y?” and “f@#%ing fag-holocaust.”

The Polish Embassy in Berlin and the Foreign Ministry reportedly spent around €27,000 on the graphic novel.

"The milk was spilled, the publication was printed, as a result it must be destroyed," Deputy Foreign Minister Jan Borkowski said at a hastily called press conference. He said the main goal is now to prevent its distribution.

He added, "We will take disciplinary action against those who could have, at the appropriate stage, held up the publication."

However, the person bearing the greatest responsibility for the gaffe may well escape punishment.

"In reality it was a mistake made by an employee at the Embassy in Berlin," Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski told Radio Zet mid-week.

"And the one thing that I regret is that I can't fire that person for making such a scandalous decision, because [he or she] no longer works for the Foreign Ministry."