Poland pushes Ziobro extradition, immunity fights

Timeline

1. about 20 hours ago

   [POLITICS] 17 sources

   Poland Files Extradition Request to US for Former Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro

   Poland has filed a 300‑page extradition request with the US for former justice minister Zbigniew Ziobro, who faces 26 charges over a Justice Fund scandal; his Hungarian asylum and passports were revoked.

2. 6 days ago

   [HEALTH] 14 sources

   Polish court upholds doctors' acquittal in Jerzy Ziobry case

   Polish court confirms acquittal of three doctors and dismisses a fourth in the Jerzy Ziobry case, citing insufficient evidence and a statute‑of‑limitations defense, ending a 20‑year legal battle.

3. 11 days ago

   [POLITICS] 6 sources

   Polish Prosecutor Seeks EU Parliament Approval to Detain MEP Grzegorz Braun

   Polish prosecutor Waldemar Żurek asks the European Parliament to allow the forced detention of MEP Grzegorz Braun after five failed summonses following the lifting of his immunity.

4. 14 days ago

   [POLITICS] 6 sources

   Polish Prosecutor General seeks to lift immunity of three MPs

   Polish Prosecutor General Waldemar Żurek asks the Sejm to lift immunity of three MPs – Ueberhan, Bartoszewski and Chrzan – over alleged asset fraud, fund misuse and abuse of power.

5. 15 days ago

   [POLITICS] 9 sources

   Polish court rejects European Arrest Warrant for ex‑minister Zbigniew Ziobro

   Polish court denied an ENA for former minister Zbigniew Ziobro; prosecutors ready a U.S. extradition request and the justice minister has written to ICE for details on Ziobro’s stay.

6. 18 days ago

   [POLITICS] 3 sources

   Polish court rejects lift of European Arrest Warrant for Marcin Romanowski

   Polish court denied a request to lift the European Arrest Warrant for former deputy minister Marcin Romanowski, who faces 19 Justice Fund‑related charges; his location is still unclear.

7. 18 days ago

   [POLITICS] 2 sources

   Polish Deputy Justice Minister Arkadiusz Myrcha Faces Loss of Immunity over Election‑Silence Violation

   Polish Deputy Justice Minister Arkadiusz Myrcha may lose his parliamentary immunity after prosecutors allege he broke election‑silence rules by posting a vote‑urging graphic for Rafał Trzaskowski.

8. 20 days ago

   [POLITICS] 2 sources

   Poland hunts justice minister Ziobro and ex‑MP Romanowski across Europe

   Poland’s justice ministry is pursuing former minister Ziobro and ex‑MP Romanowski, working with Croatia, Serbia, Hungary and the U.S. on extradition and arrest warrants.

9. 22 days ago

   [POLITICS] 3 sources

   Polish former justice minister Zbigniew Ziobro faces renewed court scrutiny over extradition and judge impartiality

   Polish ex‑justice minister Zbigniew Ziobro remains under arrest, faces extradition to the US, and sees prosecutors seeking to bar several appellate judges over bias concerns.

10. 25 days ago

    [POLITICS] 4 sources

    Hungary revokes refugee status of former Polish justice minister Zbigniew Ziobro

    Hungary cancelled refugee status and travel docs of ex‑Polish Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro, his wife and deputy Marcin Romanowski amid a Polish court‑ordered probe into fund misuse.

11. 25 days ago

    [POLITICS] 2 sources

    Hungary revokes refugee status of former Polish justice minister Zbigniew Ziobro

    Hungary revoked refugee status and travel papers for ex‑Polish justice minister Zbigniew Ziobro, deputy Marcin Romanowski and Ziobro’s wife, amid Polish corruption charges and US visa involvement.

12. 26 days ago

    [POLITICS] 2 sources

    Hungary revokes refugee status of Polish politicians Ziobro, Romanowski and spouse

    Hungary cancelled refugee status and travel documents for Zbigniew Ziobro, Marcin Romanowski and Patrycja Kotecka‑Ziobro amid a Polish Justice Fund investigation and extradition push.

13. 26 days ago

    [POLITICS] 13 sources

    Polish ex‑justice minister Ziobro’s refugee status revoked by Hungary amid arrest and extradition push

    Hungary cancelled refugee status and travel papers of former Polish justice minister Zbigniew Ziobro and ally Marcin Romanowski; Polish courts upheld Ziobro’s temporary arrest and Poland is preparing an extrad­

14. 29 days ago

    [POLITICS] 6 sources

    Polish MP Łukasz Litewka killed in traffic accident, driver re‑questioned

    MP Łukasz Litewka was fatally hit while cycling; the driver has been re‑questioned and a road‑reconstruction study is pending.

15. about 1 month ago

    [POLITICS] 4 sources

    Serbian Prosecutor Offers Cooperation in Search for Former Polish Deputy Minister Marcin Romanowski

    Serbian prosecutors say they will cooperate with Polish authorities in the hunt for former deputy justice minister Marcin Romanowski, whose location remains unconfirmed.

16. about 1 month ago

    [POLITICS] 3 sources

    Poland's former justice minister Zbigniew Ziobro entangled in two separate legal probes

    Polish prosecutors investigate a 2.33 M zł housing‑allowance scandal tied to former minister Ziobro, while EPPO seeks to lift KO MP Król's immunity over a tram‑project probe, prompting Ziobro to accuse the Tusk

17. about 1 month ago

    [POLITICS] 2 sources

    Polish MP Wojciech Król faces EPPO request to lift immunity amid procedural disputes

    EPPO seeks to lift Polish MP Wojciech Król's immunity over a tram‑corruption probe, but the request faces procedural flaws and has been sent to the Sejm's immunity committee for review.

18. about 1 month ago

    [POLITICS] 2 sources

    Poland's PiS faces RARS corruption probe and fugitive former justice minister Romanowski

    Poland's PiS confronts a RARS corruption scandal and a fugitive ex‑justice minister, Marcin Romanowski, who is avoiding a European Arrest Warrant.

19. about 1 month ago

    [POLITICS] 2 sources

    Polish MP Łukasz Litewka's death investigated as authorities examine driver’s past

    Polish MP Łukasz Litewka died in a 2026 bike‑car crash; prosecutors are probing driver Sławomir K.’s past and the accident’s cause, with a possible five‑year sentence pending.

20. about 1 month ago

    [POLITICS] 3 sources

    Polish MP Wojciech Król faces EU move to lift immunity over alleged 1.5 million zł bribe

    EU prosecutors have asked Poland’s parliament to lift MP Wojciech Król’s immunity, accusing him of taking up to 1.5 million zł in bribes linked to tramway contracts in the Upper Silesian region.

21. about 1 month ago

    [POLITICS] 7 sources

    Poland's Sejm strips former justice minister Ziobro of immunity amid European Arrest Warrant push

    Poland's Sejm voted to remove Zbigniew Ziobro’s immunity; prosecutors seek a European Arrest Warrant while he stays in the US, amid a Justice Fund probe.

22. about 1 month ago

    [POLITICS] 3 sources

    Jacek Kurski testifies in Polish probe of former justice minister Zbigniew Ziobro

    Former TVP chief Jacek Kurski testified to Polish prosecutors on 15 June, denying he hosted ex‑justice minister Zbigniew Ziobro, who faces 26 charges in the Justice Fund scandal.

23. about 1 month ago

    [POLITICS] 3 sources

    Polish officials charged in prison‑service promotion scandal and Pegasus spyware probe

    Polish officials, including a justice ministry deputy and former CBA officers, face charges for illegal promotions and misuse of Pegasus spyware, underscoring scrutiny of state power abuse.

24. about 2 months ago

    [POLITICS] 6 sources

    Polish CBA legal director Angela P. charged over illegal Pegasus surveillance

    Poland’s CBA legal director Angela P., labeled the agency’s “number two,” was charged with illegal Pegasus surveillance and falsifying court documents, alongside former officials Jarosław W. and Katarzyna S.

25. about 2 months ago

    [POLITICS] 3 sources

    Polish ex-Justice Minister Ziobro faces Sejm move to lift immunity

    Polish Sejm committee urges lifting former justice minister Zbigniew Ziobro's immunity over defamatory remarks about prosecutor Dariusz Korneluk, enabling a private criminal case.

26. about 2 months ago

    [POLITICS] 2 sources

    Polish Sejm lifts immunity of former justice minister Zbigniew Ziobro

    Poland’s Sejm voted 238‑191 to lift former minister Zbigniew Ziobro’s immunity after a journalist accused him of defamation over remarks made in a Pegasus‑related hearing.

27. 2 months ago

    [POLITICS] 2 sources

    Polish Judge Maciej Nawacki Faces Immunity Lift Over Threats to Lawmaker and Prosecutors

    Polish prosecutors seek to lift Judge Maciej Nawacki's immunity to charge him for threatening lawmaker Kamila Gasiuk‑Pihowicz and two prosecutors, citing alleged criminal threats under article 224 §2.

28. 2 months ago

    [POLITICS] 2 sources

    Former Polish security officer charged in Beata Szydło 2017 crash case

    Polish prosecutors have charged a former BOR officer with falsifying testimony in the 2017 Oświęcim crash that injured ex‑PM Beata Szydło, the tenth person implicated in the expanding investigation.

29. 2 months ago

    [POLITICS] 2 sources

    Polish Supreme Court strips immunity of ex‑prosecutor over deadly 2024 Olkusz crash

    Polish Supreme Court removed former prosecutor Magdalena Z.'s immunity after a 2024 crash in Sieniczna killed mother Dorota Bejgier; criminal charges may follow