Zbigniew Ziobro fled from Hungary, where he had asylum, to the US.
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Former Polish justice minister granted asylum by Orbán flees Hungary for US
The development came a day after new Hungarian PM Péter Magyar, who has pledged to extradite Zbigniew Ziobro, took office.
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