
Hungarian Opposition Leader Would Introduce “Moscow-Style” Censorship
The Europhile politician is said to be “overdosing on the ‘white powder’ of a warped imagination.”

The Europhile politician is said to be “overdosing on the ‘white powder’ of a warped imagination.”

The move shows “Ziobro has no chance of a fair trial in Poland,” his defense lawyer said.

With prosecutors preparing a European Arrest Warrant, the Ziobro case raises fresh concerns over judicial independence and political retaliation in Poland.

Rejecting claims of criminal wrongdoing, Poland’s former Minister of Justice called the charges a politically motivated attack by the leftist government in Warsaw.

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.