Former Polish Minister of Justice Zbigniew Ziobro, for whom an arrest warrant has been issued in Poland, did not rule out that he could leave Hungary, where he received political asylum, for the USA. At the same time, he sharply criticized Prime Minister Donald Tusk and declared that he would fight with him regardless of the circumstances. He made this statement on Tuesday in an interview for Polsat News television, reports the Warsaw news agency TASR.
“I will fight Prime Minister Tusk wherever I am,” said a former minister from the government led by the Law and Justice (PiS) party, saying that he would do so even if he were detained.
Ziobr’s situation is affected by the result of the parliamentary elections in Hungary, after which Viktor Orbán’s government will end after 16 years. Leader of the winning party Tisza Péter Magyar said after the election that Hungary would not be a haven for persons wanted by international authorities and hinted at the possibility of their extradition.
The former Polish minister rejected claims that he fled to Hungary. According to him, he was there on an official visit and subsequently decided to stay because of concerns about an unfair trial in Poland. However, he does not rule out that he will leave Hungary for another country. “Today I am here and tomorrow I can be a little further away, in another place,” he said in response to a question about whether he could rule out going to the US. Subsequently, however, he ironized the topic. “I confirm, I am flying, there is a Boeing behind me, which we will fly with the editor,” he added.
He accused the current government of breaking the law, controlling the media and political abuse of justice. He called all the accusations against him fabricated. Marcin Romanowski, former deputy of Ziobra and MP for PiS, was also granted asylum in Hungary. for whom a European arrest warrant was issued in February. In the case of the ex-minister, the prosecutor’s office requested the issuance of an arrest warrant, but the court has not yet decided on its issuance.
There is also a problem with placing Ziobr before the State Tribunal, i.e. a special court for the highest political representatives, which can remove a person from office or prohibit their performance. However, this requires a two-thirds majority in the Sejm, which the governing coalition does not have.
Ziobro is accused of leading an organized criminal group and abusing powers in the allocation of subsidies from the Justice Fund, intended to help victims of crimes. Romanowski, in turn, is accused of allegedly misusing funds from this fund. According to the charges, the money from it was also used to buy the Pegasus spy system.
