Former Polish Minister Accused of Abuse of Power Travels to US from Hungary
Zbigniew Ziobro, a former Polish justice minister wanted for alleged abuse of power, has traveled from Hungary to the US. Polish prosecutors are investigating potential assistance he received in evading legal accountability.
A former Polish justice minister sought in his homeland for alleged abuse of power says he has travelled from Hungary to the US, prompting prosecutors in Poland to say on Monday that they are investigating whether he was assisted in evading liability. Zbigniew Ziobro was a key figure in the government led by the nationalist conservative Law and Justice party that ran Poland between 2015 and 2023. That administration established political control over key judicial institutions by stacking higher....