Overview
- Poland’s prosecutor general’s office announced an arrest warrant for Zbigniew Ziobro after a court approved it, citing his flight from justice.
- Judges ordered three months of pre-trial detention and indicated a European arrest warrant would follow if needed to enforce the decision.
- Ziobro faces 26 charges that include forming or participating in a criminal organization and embezzlement linked to alleged abuse of office.
- Prosecutors say millions were siphoned from a fund for crime victims, including about €6 million used to purchase surveillance software.
- From Hungary, Ziobro denounces the case as political propaganda, while Justice Minister Waldemar Żurek says investigations are transparent and courts act independently.