Anna Adamiak
- 4d ago
Poland readies extradition request for former justice minister hiding in US over Justice Fund scandal
A nearly 300-page extradition request has been prepared by Polish prosecutors and will be sent to the United States within a week, aiming to bring former justice minister Zbigniew Ziobro back to face 26 charges linked to the Justice Fund.
- Jun 30
Prosecutor probes Supreme Court head Kapiński for overstepping authority
The National Prosecutor's Office launched an investigation into Zbigniew Kapiński, the head of Poland's Supreme Court, for allegedly issuing illegal orders that deprived parties of the right to seek recusal of judges, actions the judge calls a 'political attack'.
- Jun 17
Justice minister revokes delegation of Presidential Chancellery chief's wife, sparking accusations of political revenge
Prosecutor General Waldemar Żurek signed a decree on 11 June revoking the secondment of prosecutor Julita Dziedzic-Bogucka, wife of Presidential Chancellery chief Zbigniew Bogucki, effective 30 September.
- Jun 2
Poland’s prosecutor general moves to arrest opposition MEP Patryk Jaki, who calls the request ‘one of the stupidest in history’
Poland’s prosecutor general has asked the European Parliament to lift the immunity of MEP Patryk Jaki so that he can be arrested and charged with abuse of office. Jaki describes the allegations as absurd and politically motivated.
