If found guilty, Jarosław Szymczyk could face years in prison.
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Polish PM Tusk criticises “ominous” Musk remarks at AfD rally
The Tesla CEO’s comments were made just two days before the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.
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Jailed former Polish government minister announces hunger strike
Mariusz Kamiński said that he is a “political prisoner”.
Police enter Polish presidential palace to detain convicted former ministers holed up inside
The pair are now due to begin a two-year jail term.
New Polish government announces halt to logging in “most valuable forests”
The previous government faced criticism for overseeing an increase in logging.
Warrants issued for convicted former PiS ministers to begin serving prison sentences
Mariusz Kamiński and Maciej Wąsik were given two-year prison sentences in an abuse-of-power case.
Polish Supreme Court head condemns parliamentary speaker’s “illegal actions” against convicted PiS MPs
The two former PiS ministers were last month given prison sentences and banned from public office.
Activists raise concern over development plans for Warsaw’s postwar “Finnish cottages”
“Human inhabitants are to disappear. This means the destruction of the cultural heritage that constitutes this place.”
Residents of Polish city provide homes for all of shelter’s outdoor dogs ahead of winter freeze
Even local police who had come to give parking tickets to the huge number of cars gathered at the shelter instead ended up fostering a dog.
Leading Polish newspaper suspends journalist after abuse victim speaks up
Gazeta Wyborcza’s editors say that they “condemn offensive sexual behaviour” and had been previously unaware of the allegations.
Polish MP hit with huge fine for illegally covering city with campaign posters
The city removed over 1,000 of Łukasz Mejza’s election posters that had been put up illegally, some blocking road signs.
Historic Fiat car factory in Poland to close after 75 years
The factory produced the iconic Fiat 126p, dubbed “Maluch”.
Court overturns Ukrainian NGO head’s Poland entry ban introduced by former government
Lyudmyla Kozlovska was banned on unspecified security grounds but has always claimed the decision was political.
Polish Supreme Court overturns decision to end parliamentary mandate of convicted PiS MP
The decision was made by a Supreme Court chamber found to be illegitimate by previous court rulings.
