The prosecutor's office is pursuing an arrest warrant against PiS politician Marcin Romanowski. The Management Board of the Polish Olympic Committee recommends President Andrzej Duda as a member of the International Olympic Committee. US President Joe Biden issued the largest act of clemency in US history. Here are five things to know on Friday, December 13.
1. Romanowski wanted on an arrest warrant
The court issued a decision on the temporary arrest of Marcin Romanowski. Police officers failed to arrest him. According to Przemysław Nowak, spokesman for the National Prosecutor's Office, police information shows that the suspect is hiding. Therefore, the prosecutor decided to issue an arrest warrant for him. The capital police published Romanowski's photo and details.
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2. The Polish Olympic Committee recommends Duda
Management Board of the Polish Olympic Committee (POC) adopted the resolution recommending that the president be nominated as a member of the IOC Andrzej Dudawhose second and last term as president of the country will end in August 2025.
In March next year in Greece A session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will be held. New members of the organization will be elected.
3. The National Electoral Commission received a decision regarding PiS
National Electoral Commission received a decision of the Supreme Court, which accepted PiS's complaint against the rejection of the report of the party's election committee.
– The date of the Commission meeting has been set – informed its chairman, Sylwester Marciniak.
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4. Trump is Time's Person of the Year
Donald Trump once again became the Person of the Year in 2024, Time magazine announced on Thursday.
The president-elect thus joined a small group of two-time winners of the title, which already includes several American presidents: Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama.
5. Biden's act of grace
US President Joe Biden has pardoned 39 people convicted of non-violent crimes and shortened the sentences of almost 1,500 other prisoners.
“This is the largest act of clemency issued by a president in US history,” the White House said.
Main photo source: PAP/Łukasz Gągulski