"Ziobro is being investigated on 26 charges, with prosecutors looking into allegations that he ran a criminal group and abused his position through the misuse of resources from a fund designed to help victims of crime. According to Polish media, prosecutors allege that the funds were used for political patronage and to acquire the Pegasus spyware system, allegedly deployed against domestic political rivals. Ziobro denies the allegations."
"On Monday he said on social media that he was determined to fight against political banditry and lawlessness, claiming he was a victim of a personal vendetta from Tusk. I have decided to remain abroad until genuine guarantees of the rule of law are restored in Poland, he said, thanking Hungary's prime minister, Viktor Orban, for granting him asylum."
Zbigniew Ziobro, a former Polish justice minister and prominent Law and Justice (PiS) figure, received political asylum in Hungary while facing a 26-count investigation in Poland. Prosecutors allege he ran a criminal group and abused his position by misusing a fund intended for crime victims, funneling resources for political patronage and to acquire Pegasus spyware allegedly used against domestic rivals. Ziobro denies the charges and posted that he would remain abroad until guarantees of the rule of law are restored, thanking Hungary's prime minister Viktor Orban. Poland is now governed by a pro-European coalition led by Donald Tusk, who campaigned on addressing alleged PiS corruption.
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