Nawrocki defends Ziobro's asylum: He cannot count on a fair trial in Poland

There are people in Poland who cannot count on a fair trial – this is how President Karol Nawrocki referred on Tuesday to the case of Zbigniew Ziobro, the former head of the Ministry of Justice, obtaining political asylum in Hungary. He added that he tries not to judge the autonomous decisions of other countries.

Nawrocki, who is visiting Great Britain on Tuesday, was asked during a press briefing about the case of the former Minister of Justice and his obtaining political asylum and international protection in Hungary.

We have a situation in Poland in which the state system is in fact being destroyed by many decisions of today's parliamentary majority and today's government, the constitution is being violated – said the president.

Nawrocki stated that “There are people in Poland who cannot count on a fair trialand the decision to stay or leave the country is their individual decision.”

The president also noted that Hungary is, among others, a member of the European Union and a partner of Poland, which – as he said – “cannot be forgotten in the context of everyday political, party or public discussion.”

– This decision was made by the Hungarian state, it has the right to make it and this decision was made – he said. – I try not to judge the decisions of state leaders that are made autonomously – he added.

Prosecutor's charges against Ziobro and defense arguments

Last week, the media reported that Hungary had granted political asylum to two Polish citizens. The case was reported by the investigative portal VSquare, but did not provide any names. On Monday, one of Ziobro's defenders – attorney Bartosz Lewandowski – announced that the former head of the Ministry of Justice had been granted asylum. In turn, Ziobro announced that he had applied for international protection for his wife, Patrycja Kotecka.

According to attorney Lewandowski, Hungary made the decision to grant Ziobro asylum and international protection “due to violations of rights and freedoms on the territory of Poland guaranteed by international law” and actions, among others. prosecutor's office, which resulted in “a number of actions bearing the hallmarks of politically motivated political repression.”

Former Minister of Justice, former Prosecutor General Zbigniew Ziobro (currently a PiS MP) is one of the suspects in the prosecutor's office investigation into the Justice Fund. The prosecutor's office accuses him of committing a total of 26 crimes. On November 7 last year, the Sejm revoked the immunity of the former head of the Ministry of Justice and consented to his detention and arrest. (PAP)

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