US EditionFormer Polish justice minister who faces prosecution at home says he’s received asylum in Hungary
Hungary granted asylum to Ziobro amid allegations of embezzling about $35 million from a justice fund, escalating tensions with Poland's government over claims of political persecution.
- Hungary has granted asylum to Poland's former justice minister Zbigniew Ziobro, intensifying tensions between the two countries, which are EU and NATO members.
- Ziobro claims he sought asylum to escape politically motivated prosecution from Poland's government led by Prime Minister Donald Tusk.
- Polish authorities allege that Ziobro misused public funds from the Justice Fund for personal gain, while he insists the charges are a political witch hunt.
- Poland's government has vowed to hold Ziobro accountable for accusations of public fund misuse and his role in political surveillance.
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Zbigniew Ziobro, minister from 2015 to 2023, is the second member of the National Conservative Party PiS to find refuge in Budapest. ...
The Orban government prides itself on its rigid asylum policy, but a political ally from Poland receives protection. The move outrages the government in Warsaw and challenges a fundamental principle of the EU.
Poland's former Minister of Justice Ziobro apparently fled to Hungary and has now received political asylum there. He is accused of numerous crimes in his home country. What is behind the case? By P. Żuk.
Polish Ex-Minister Ziobro Granted Political Asylum in Hungary
A key figure of Warsaw’s former conservative Law and Justice (PiS) government, who is being targeted as part of leftist Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s pursuit of his rivals, has been granted international protection and political asylum in Hungary. Zbigniew Ziobro said on Monday that he will “take advantage” of this decision “due to political repression in Poland,” adding: I choose to fight political banditry and lawlessness. I resist the growing…
Former Polish Minister of Justice Ziobro receives asylum in Hungary.
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