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Polish Parliament Lifts Ziobro’s Immunity, Clearing Path for Prosecution

Prosecutors say €35 million from a victims’ fund flowed to partisan projects, including the Pegasus spyware purchase.

Overview

  • Lawmakers approved requests tied to 26 counts against the former justice minister, exposing him to a potential 25-year sentence if convicted.
  • Ziobro was absent from the session and is currently in Hungary, where local media report he met Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
  • Investigators accuse him of abuse of power, leadership of an organized criminal group, and siphoning money from the Justice Fund.
  • He rejects the allegations as fabricated and frames the case as political revenge by Prime Minister Donald Tusk, citing ongoing cancer treatment.
  • The case targets a key architect of PiS-era judicial changes that strained relations with the EU, and observers note his ex-deputy previously received asylum in Hungary.