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Polish prosecutors issue arrest warrant for former justice minister

06.02.2026 18:30
Polish prosecutors have issued an arrest warrant for Zbigniew Ziobro, who served as the country's justice minister under the previous government.
Zbigniew Ziobro, an MP with Polands right-wing opposition Law and Justice (PiS) party and a former justice minister, speaks at a political convention in the southern city of Katowice on October 25, 2025.
Zbigniew Ziobro, an MP with Poland's right-wing opposition Law and Justice (PiS) party and a former justice minister, speaks at a political convention in the southern city of Katowice on October 25, 2025.Photo: PAP/Art Service

The National Public Prosecutor's Office announced on Friday that the warrant had been issued to "enable procedural activities" involving Ziobro, "which have not been possible due to his whereabouts being unknown."

Warsaw police published the warrant, including Ziobro's photograph and details, on their website.

Объявление в розыск. Фото: Komenda stołeczna policji. Image: Komenda Stołeczna Policji

On Thursday, a Polish court ordered the temporary arrest of the former justice minister.

Ziobro is currently in Hungary, where he was granted international asylum in December last year.

Prosecutors have charged the former minister, who served under the right-wing Law and Justice (PiS) government and remains an MP, with multiple offences.

These include leading an organized crime group and abusing his position for criminal purposes.

In total, Ziobro is accused of committing 26 offences, including instructing his subordinates to break the law to secure Justice Fund grants for selected entities, interfering in the preparation of applications, and allowing support to be awarded to organisations not entitled to receive it.

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Source: PAP