- 3d 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.
- Jul 2
Hungary revokes refugee status for Polish ex-justice minister Ziobro and aide, clearing path for US extradition
Budapest has revoked refugee status for former Polish justice minister Zbigniew Ziobro, his wife, and ex-deputy Marcin Romanowski, raising the prospect of a U.S. extradition battle.
- Jul 1
Warsaw court upholds arrest warrant for Zbigniew Ziobro, extradition from US to follow
The Warsaw District Court on July 1 upheld the pre-trial detention order for former Polish Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro, who faces 26 charges in the Justice Fund scandal and is currently in the United States. The ruling clears the way for Poland to request his extradition.
- Jun 19
Sejm lifts immunity of former justice minister Zbigniew Ziobro after defamation complaint by Poland's National Prosecutor
Poland's lower house voted 238 to 198 on Friday to strip former justice minister Zbigniew Ziobro of his parliamentary immunity, clearing the way for a private prosecution by National Prosecutor Dariusz Korneluk over remarks made during a December 2025 PiS press conference.
- Jun 17
Trump's pardon chief calls Ziobro prosecution 'Soviet-style,' warns of 'globalist' threat to Poland
Edward Martin, the US presidential pardon attorney, told Polish television that the prosecution of former justice minister Zbigniew Ziobro mirrors the legal war waged against Donald Trump and amounts to a return of Soviet communism.
- 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 15
US sidesteps Polish visa query on Ziobro, Kurski denies sheltering ex-minister as European arrest warrant founders
The State Department refused to discuss Zbigniew Ziobro’s US visa, while Jacek Kurski told prosecutors he never hosted the former justice minister at his Washington-area home. The dual developments cloud Warsaw’s ability to extradite a man it charges with 26 offences.
- Jun 11
Polish investigative journalist Leszek Kraskowski detained for three months, opposition and media bodies cry foul
A Warsaw court ordered a three-month pre-trial detention for Leszek Kraskowski, an investigative journalist known for his reporting on the Polnord affair involving ruling coalition MP Roman Giertych. The prosecution cites death threats and illegal possession of a gas pistol, while critics call the arrest a politically motivated attempt to silence a government critic.
- Jun 10
Kaczyński questioned for nine hours in Warsaw 'two towers' probe, calls prosecutor 'illegal'
Jarosław Kaczyński spent nine hours answering questions in a Warsaw prosecutor's office on Wednesday, calling the investigating prosecutor 'illegal' before cooperating fully in a long-running probe into a failed real estate project.
- Jun 3
Polish prosecution seeks exclusion of third judge in Ziobro’s European Arrest Warrant case
On June 3, the National Prosecutor’s Office asked the Warsaw Court of Appeal to remove Judge Dariusz Drajewicz from an appeal linked to the European Arrest Warrant against former justice minister Zbigniew Ziobro, citing his career history under Ziobro’s oversight.
- May 30
Polish Justice Minister Dismisses Rector of Ziobro-Era Academy, Sparking Legal Standoff
Poland's Justice Minister Waldemar Żurek dismissed Michał Sopiński as rector of the Academy of Justice on Friday, citing 'gross and persistent violations of law.' Sopiński immediately rejected the move, claiming a Constitutional Tribunal injunction shields him.
- May 28
Polish court fast-tracks Ziobro arrest hearing; Justice Minister to ask U.S. immigration for intervention
The Warsaw District Court abruptly rescheduled a hearing on the arrest warrant for former Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro to July 1, while current minister Waldemar Żurek vowed to ask U.S. immigration authorities to review Ziobro's entry.
- May 27
Polish Services Close in on Former Deputy Justice Minister Marcin Romanowski, Believed to Be Hiding in the Balkans
Polish services are reportedly on the verge of capturing fugitive MP Marcin Romanowski, who is believed to be hiding in the Balkans after fleeing corruption charges related to the Justice Fund scandal.
