US EditionPolish Court Orders Arrest of Fugitive Ex-Justice Minister Ziobro
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On Friday, the Polish Prosecutor General's Office issued an arrest warrant for Zbigniew Ziobro, the former justice minister in the PiS government, which is allied with Fidesz, the German Die Zeit newspaper reported. The politician is accused of 26 crimes in his home country, including creating and managing a criminal organization, abuse of power, and allegedly funneling money from a state fund to political allies and acquaintances, as well as sp…
Former Polish Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro ordered arrest despite political asylum in Hungary
A Warsaw district court has ordered the arrest of former Polish Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro, who is currently in Hungary under political asylum, Polish opposition lawyer Adam Gomola confirmed on X. Gomola also stated that Ziobro’s legal team intends to appeal the decision.The ruling followed a full-day hearing, which had been postponed twice since December. During the proceedings, Ziobro’s lawyers reported that several defence motions were …
Warsaw: Arrest Warrant Issued Against Former Justice Minister
Poland’s already tense political climate hardened further this week after a Warsaw court issued an arrest warrant against former justice minister Zbigniew Ziobro, one of the most prominent figures of the previous conservative Law and Justice (PiS) government. Ziobro, who is currently in Hungary under political asylum and international protection, now faces a temporary detention order requested by the National Prosecutor’s Office. For critics of …
The court decided to grant the prosecutor's office's motion to apply pre-trial detention to the suspect Zbigniew Z. It fully agreed with the motion's reasoning, finding that there was a general premise for applying preventive measures in the form of a high probability that the suspect would commit the acts he was accused of.
The Polish prosecutor's office issued an arrest warrant today against the former Minister of Justice of the country's previous government, who is being prosecuted in his country on charges of abuse of power...More...
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