Jarosław Kaczyński “relied on information that has been circulated by the media”, said a PiS party spokesman.
Jarosław Kaczyński “relied on information that has been circulated by the media”, said a PiS party spokesman.
His actions were condemned by the parliamentary speaker, while an MP from the ruling coalition called for prosecutors to take action.
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Former PiS minister Mariusz Kamiński and Maciej Wąsik were also convicted and pardoned in relation to the same case.
Kraków’s “Lajkonik” is a bearded horse rider supposedly representing 13th-century Mongol invaders.
The pair were in December handed prison sentences and bans on holding public office.
Culture minister Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz has already resigned, just five months after taking office.
The Central Anti-Corruption Bureau (CBA) has been rendered ineffective and politicised, claims the government.
The Kremlin says it is “analysing the situation” and will “take all necessary steps to ensure our security”.
Military personnel from the US and Portugal are also taking part.
The suspects – who are Polish citizens, according to the Lithuanian authorities – are facing charges of acting on behalf of a foreign country’s security services.
Among the tasks reportedly assigned to him was gathering information on security at Rzeszów airport.
The pair claim to be victims of “political repression” by the government.
“He [Duda] is my friend, and we had four great years together and we may have to do it again,” said Trump.
But Warsaw will push for a “de-escalation” of the situation.