WARSAW: Poland´s former justice minister Zbigniew Ziobro, wanted on several criminal charges in his home country, has fled from Hungary to the United States, local media reported on Sunday.
Ziobro, who received asylum from right-wing ally Viktor Orban´s government last year, faces up to 25 years in prison in Poland.
The charges against him in Poland include abuse of power, leading an organised criminal enterprise and using funds meant for crime victims to buy Israeli Pegasus spyware, allegedly to monitor political opponents.
“Hungary will no longer be a dumping ground for internationally wanted criminals,” he declared at a press conference the day after his victory.
