Fugitive Polish minister flew to US from Italy, prosecutors say
Former Polish justice minister Zbigniew Ziobro, facing multiple charges, flew to the United States from Italy on May 9. He traveled on a journalist visa and claims he was not an internationally wanted person at the time of his departure. Ziobro asserts that the charges against him are politically motivated.
- ▪Zbigniew Ziobro is a former justice minister of Poland and a member of the Law and Justice party.
- ▪He faces 26 charges related to the misuse of funds intended for crime victims.
- ▪Ziobro claims to have left Europe legally and received a Geneva passport from Hungary.
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Fugitive Polish minister flew to US from Italy, prosecutors saySign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inboxMember of the Law and Justice (PiS) party and former Poland's Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro reacts after he was detained by police at the polish TV Republika station's headquarters to be brought to testify before the Pegasus Investigation Committee, in Warsaw, Poland January 31, 2025. Agencja Wyborcza.pl/Robert Kowalewski/via REUTERSPublished May 20, 2026, 09:14 PMUpdated May 20, 2026, 09:19 PMListenWARSAW, May 20 - Fugitive former Polish justice minister Zbigniew Ziobro, who faces charges stemming mainly from his alleged misuse of money for political gain, flew to the United States from Milan airport on May 9, a spokesperson for Polish prosecutors said.Reuters…
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