Former Polish Justice Minister Ziobro flees to US
Earlier DU thread: Fugitive from Poland now in the US thanks to Trump.
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Source: Politico
Former Polish Justice Minister Ziobro flees to US
Zbigniew Ziobro is wanted in Poland over the alleged misuse of public funds and the deployment of Pegasus spyware against political opponents.
May 10, 2026 2:54 pm CET
By Bartosz Brzeziński and Jordyn Dahl
Fugitive former Polish Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro is now in the United States courtesy of a visa from President Donald Trump after fleeing Hungary.
Ziobro had been in Hungary since 2025 after former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán granted the disgraced minister asylum. New Hungarian leader Péter Magyar, however, promised to launch extradition proceedings against Ziobro upon taking office.
Ziobro is wanted in Poland over the alleged misuse of public funds and the deployment of Pegasus spyware against political opponents. He has consistently denied the charges, calling the investigation a political vendetta from Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk.
Ziobro confirmed his arrival in the U.S. in an on-air interview with the right-wing Polish broadcaster TV Republika on Sunday evening.
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Read more: https://www.politico.eu/article/ex-poland-justice-minister-ziobro-flees-us-hungary-orban-magyar-tusk-trump/