WARSAW (Reuters) -The Polish lower house of parliament voted on Friday to strip a former justice minister of immunity, which opens the way for him to be arrested and charged with numerous crimes, including abuse of power and heading an organised criminal group.
Zbigniew Ziobro, who was justice minister from 2015-2023 in the nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) government, did not attend the vote on his immunity, opting to remain abroad as he says he would not be treated fairly if he returned to Poland.
