His lawyer, Filip Curyło, said Hołownia had already responded to all questions from prosecutors. Officials later confirmed that two new hearing dates have been set for 12 and 17 December, adding that his absence was excused due to an official overseas visit.
On the same day, Ethiopia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that State Minister and Ambassador Hadera Abera Admassu had met Hołownia in Addis Ababa.
The ministry said the talks reaffirmed “the historic Ethiopian - Polish friendship” and explored cooperation in green energy, tourism, and investment, while also addressing UN reform, refugee issues, and peace and security.
Poland’s parliament confirmed shortly after that Hołownia also met Dr Dima Negewo, Chair of the Foreign Relations and Peace Affairs Committee of Ethiopia’s House of Representatives, and visited a Polish humanitarian project supporting the development of the country’s emergency and rescue services.
The prosecutor’s inquiry follows Hołownia’s July statement, in which he said he had been urged to delay the swearing-in of Karol Nawrocki as president - something he described, metaphorically, as a “coup.”
Hołownia later clarified that the term was used figuratively, warning that such an act would have amounted to “breaking the constitution.”
The case originated from complaints filed by Bartosz Lewandowski of the National Council of the Judiciary and Bogdan Święczkowski, head of Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal - a former ally of ex-Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro and the Law and Justice (PiS) government, which appointed him to the court during its term in power.
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Source: Polish Radio English Service/X/@MFAEthiopia/@KancelariaSejmu