Last week, the Warsaw District Court issued a safe-conduct letter to Romanowski, a former deputy justice minister who is a suspect in an investigation concerning alleged irregularities involving Poland’s Justice Fund.
Romanowski’s defence says he will return to Poland if the court decision becomes final. Prosecutors have announced an appeal against the decision.
Tusk said he was largely indifferent to whether Romanowski received the safe-conduct letter and returned to Poland to be questioned without being detained, or whether authorities eventually caught him or he continued to hide.
“To be perfectly honest, what was truly compromising and significant was that someone like that was in public office in the first place,” Tusk said.
Asked whether it was a mistake not to seek a change in the panel of judges, Tusk said he was not a specialist in safe-conduct letters.
Prosecutors accuse Romanowski, among other things, of participating in an organised criminal group and rigging competitions using money from the Justice Fund.
The Warsaw District Court issued a European Arrest Warrant for Romanowski at the prosecution's request. A wanted notice was also issued.
In December 2024, it emerged that Romanowski had obtained political asylum in Hungary. Hungary revoked his refugee status and invalidated his travel documents in early July this year.
In August, the Warsaw District Court said it had received Romanowski’s application for a safe-conduct letter. The application was sent from Tiraspol, the capital of Transnistria, the separatist region of Moldova.
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Source: PAP