A parliamentary commission want him to be detained for 30 days for allegedly failing to appear for questioning.
Zbigniew Ziobro
Pegasus inquiry committee requests 30-day detention of ex-justice minister
Zbigniew Ziobro was making a live appearance on a conservative television station when the police came to his home to detain him.
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Polish prosecutor general submits motion for opposition Senate speaker to lose immunity
The previous motion was dropped by the Senate on formal grounds.
Polish prosecutors investigate if EU judges committed crime when ruling on Poland
Meanwhile, the National Council of the Judiciary has prepared a resolution calling on the CJEU to “suspend activity until doubts as to its independence are resolved”.
Large majority of Poles view government’s judicial policies negatively, find new polls
Three quarters hold a negative view of the changes while 57% say they have subordinated the judiciary to political control.
Part of European Human Rights Convention incompatible with Polish constitution, finds top court
The ruling was welcomed by the justice ministry but an expert says it “puts Poland dangerously close to Russia”.
EU justice commissioner tells Poland to abide by European court rulings to defuse conflict
Poland’s justice minister said the country was not being treated “equally” by Brussels.
Poland’s justice minister announces “fundamental” new court reform
The new reform is to bring courts “closer to the people”.
Polish justice minister seeks to take Germany to EU court for “politicising judiciary”
The justice ministry wants the CJEU to issue an interim measure suspending the provisions on judicial appointments in Germany.
Justice ministry oversaw “corruption-generating mechanism”, finds Polish state auditor
The Supreme Audit Office found that 280 million zloty was misspent and has issued five notifications about potential crimes.
Supreme Court rejects justice minister’s case against atheist teacher who removed school cross
She was awarded compensation after facing bullying for removing a Christian cross from the school staff room.
EU may “misunderstand system that functions in Poland”, says PM’s chief of staff
Poland’s government has responded to yesterday’s action by the European Commission.
EU engaged in “hybrid war” against Poland, says justice minister
But Zbigniew Ziobro pledged to continue “far-reaching reform that will not please EU bureaucrats”.
State auditor calls for investigation into hundreds of millions of spending by Polish justice ministry
The Supreme Audit Office has asked anticorruption authorities to investigate.
