
Polish Ex-Minister Ziobro Granted Political Asylum in Hungary
Budapest says “democracy and the rule of law are in crisis in Poland.”

Budapest says “democracy and the rule of law are in crisis in Poland.”

Special services coordinator Tomasz Siemoniak said that anti-corruption officers were sent to the Lux Veritatis Foundation at the request of the prosecution service.

His supporters say the case reflects a wider campaign to sideline conservatives after the country’s change of government.

The former justice minister, now abroad, has offered to be questioned in Hungary or Belgium

Zbigniew Ziobro: “I will not allow anyone to silence me or deprive me of my right to defence.”

The case, labelled “Tusk’s revenge” by the MP, will be voted on by members of parliament on Friday afternoon.

Fearing prison if he loses, Tusk intends to stay in power by eliminating key opposition figures and intimidating others, Marcin Romanowski writes.

Zbigniew Ziobro, battling cancer, warns he may be jailed if he returns.

The PiS leader also warned that arresting former justice minister Zbigniew Ziobro, who is seriously ill, would be equivalent to a death sentence.

Zbigniew Ziobro has accused the current justice minister of leaking secret documents to the media.