Normally, serving in a foreign military without consent is a crime punishable by up to five years in prison.
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EU Parliament strips Polish far-right leader of immunity to face Holocaust denial charge
He will also be charged over various antisemitic, anti-Ukrainian and anti-LGBT incidents during last year’s presidential election campaign.
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President’s deputy chief of staff charged in signature forgery case
Adam Andruszkiewicz denies the accusations, calling them an “act of political revenge” by the government against the president.
Polish court upholds jail sentences for Russian Wagner Group recruiters
The men were convicted last year of recruiting for a terrorist organisation after they placed hundreds of stickers in Warsaw and Kraków.
Polish nationalist leader charged with inciting murder of Prime Minister Tusk
Robert Bąkiewicz says that his words have been deliberately misrepresented as part of a political prosecution aimed against him.
Poland charges five men for smuggling cigarettes from Belarus with balloons
Prosecutors say that the gang’s actions helped support Russia’s aggression against Ukraine by providing income to Belarus.
Court orders pretrial detention for former Polish justice minister Ziobro
The decision opens the way for domestic and European arrest warrants to be issued for Ziobro, who was granted asylum in Hungary.
Poland to set up body to look into Epstein files
The government wants to look into Epstein’s possible Polish victims and links to Russia.
Poland detains defence ministry official accused of working with foreign intelligence
Unofficial reports indicate that he collaborated with Russian and Belarusian intelligence.
Polish justice minister fined by police for road offence caught during YouTube interview
The incident came to light at the same time as Waldemar Żurek publicly announced a crackdown on dangerous drivers.
Poland issues warrant for soldier accused of joining Russian army and spreading disinformation on TikTok
The suspect has used his TikTok channels to promote Russia’s narrative and criticise Poland’s government.
Pensioner handed suspended prison sentence for online threat against Polish charity chief
The 67-year-old woman had written in a Facebook comment that she hoped Jerzy Owsiak would die.
Court rules Kaczyński’s defamation of political opponent during Pegasus inquiry “not socially harmful”
Kaczyński said that Krzysztof Brejza, against whom Pegasus spyware was used, had committed “abhorrent crimes”.
Supreme Court rules Polish government unlawfully removed judicial officials
It found that the current and former justice ministers acted “without a proper legal basis”.
