We consider the decision of Viktor Orban's government to grant political asylum to Marcin Romanowski, suspected of criminal offenses and wanted on a European Arrest Warrant, as an act unfriendly towards the Republic of Poland and the principles of the European Union, said the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Radosław Sikorski. “Tomorrow we will announce our decisions,” he announced.
Marcin Romanowski's defense attorney, attorney Bartosz Lewandowski, said on Thursday evening that the government Hungarian granted the request PiS MPformer deputy minister of justice and “granted him international protection“The information was confirmed by the head of the office of the Hungarian Prime Minister, Viktor Orban.
“We consider the decision of Viktor Orban's government to grant political asylum to M. Romanowski, suspected of criminal offenses and wanted on a European arrest warrant, as an act hostile to the Republic of Poland and the principles of the European Union. Tomorrow we will announce our decisions,” the Minister of Foreign Affairs wrote later on Thursday on the X platform Radosław Sikorski.
Also the boss Ministry of Interior and Administrationcoordinator of special services Tomasz Siemoniak he stated in “Fakty po Faktach” on TVN24 that “the government, the prime minister, will undoubtedly draw conclusions when it comes to Polish-Hungarian relations.” – Because both Orban's statements and these actions are unacceptable. This is unprecedented in the European Union, he said.
He argued that when it comes to the details of Warsaw's possible actions, “it is too early to talk about it.” – We'll work on it. This is the domain of the Prime Minister and the Minister of Foreign Affairs. However, Hungary will certainly suffer the consequences of such actions towards Poland. We cannot leave it like this, he added.
Charges against Romanowski
The court agreed on Thursday issuing a European Arrest Warrant for Marcin Romanowski. An arrest warrant had already been issued for the PiS MP and former deputy minister of justice in connection with the court's decision to impose a three-month arrest on him.
Despite the search, the services failed to determine Romanowski's whereabouts for many days. The prosecutor's office stated that, according to its information, on December 6, Romanowski checked out of the medical facility where he underwent a planned medical procedure. Additionally, from that day on, the MP's phones registered with his personal data have been switched off.
The National Prosecutor's Office accuses Romanowski, who as a politician of Solidarity Poland (and then Sovereign Poland) was the deputy head of the Ministry of Justice supervising the Justice Fund in the years 2019-2023, of committing 11 crimes, including participation in an organized criminal group and fixing competitions for money from this fund.
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