Stanisław Gawłowski claims he was prosecuted under the former government for “purely political reasons”.
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A divisive legacy: Andrzej Duda’s decade as Poland’s president
Daniel Tilles & Stanley Bill
Though derided by critics as Kaczyński’s “pen”, Duda leaves office as Poland’s most-trusted politician.
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