It's one thing to hide like Daniel Obaitek in Hungary, and another to be a political asylum. This is truly unprecedented – said Vladislav Teofil Bartoszewski, Deputy Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, about the case of Marcin Romanovsky. The representative of PiS was defended by members of his club. Valdemar Andzel emphasized that the asylum given to Romanovsky by Budapest is “reasonable”. Teresa Pamula stated that the politician “was afraid that the sentence would not be fair”. – She did well – she said.
Marcin Romanowski, charged with 11 charges and seven more to be charged soon, is wanted on a European Arrest Warrant. PiS deputy and former deputy minister of justice received political asylum from Hungary.
Bartoszewski: It's really unprecedented
Politicians in the Seimas explained this situation. Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladislav Teofil Bartoszewski recalled that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in the past “gave shelter to the former president (prime minister – ed.) of North Macedonia, who was accused of corruption in his country.” – He hid President (Jair) Bolsonaro in the Hungarian embassy in Brazil – he added.
– This, no matter how you look at it, is shameful. Because it is one thing to hide in Hungary like Mr. (Daniel) Obaitek, and another, of course, is political asylum. This is truly unprecedented, the Deputy Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs emphasized.
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In 2018, asylum in Hungary was granted to the current former Prime Minister of North Macedonia Nikola Grevski (he was the head of the government from 2006-2016), who was sentenced to two years in prison for corruption in his country. In mid-February 2023, the former president of this country, Jair Bolsonaro, who was prosecuted by the justice system for a number of crimes, took refuge in the Hungarian embassy in Brazil. In turn, at the beginning of June of this year, the investigative journalists of the Frontstory.pl website reported that Daniel Obaitek, the former head of the Orlen company, who was wanted by the investigation and prosecution commission in Poland at that time, was in a detention center. . luxury hotel in Budapest for several months.
Andzel: he went to the country that gave him asylum
In turn, PiS member of parliament Valdemar Andzel answered the question why Romanovsky fled to Hungary: “He went to a country where he was granted political asylum.” – This refuge is clearly justified – he added.
In response to the comment that Budapest has maintained relations and cooperation with Russia after the attack on Ukraine, he claimed that “Hungary helps Ukraine, is a member of NATO and is a member of the European Union.”
As Andzel said, the former deputy of the Ministry of Justice “went to the country that gave him political asylum and says that Poland does not follow democratic norms, rights are violated here.” – Because the law is violated by the current government of Mr. (Donald) Tusk – he said. In this context, he claimed that “even the judgments of the Constitutional Court are not published”.
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When asked if this is the reason for his hiding from justice, he answered “not for this”. “There were other people in the prison who were tortured in Polish prisons,” he said. According to him, it will be the former head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Administration, current MP Mariusz Kaminski.
Andzel about Romanovsky: he went to the country that gave him asylum TVN24
Pamula: she did the right thing
In turn, PiS parliamentarian Tereza Pamula said that Romanovsky left because “he was afraid that the sentence would not be fair.”
When asked what the citizens think about this, he answered: – This (Romanovsky – ed.) did the right thing. I don't know if I should run away soon. When he asked what he did, the deputy answered: I didn't do anything wrong. But they could tell I was standing there with cardboard checks.
He also denied involvement in an organized crime group, as Romanovsky is accused of, among other things, or distributing money to friendly organizations. – I handed over the checks. I can be there. “I don't know, there will be a paragraph,” he said, suggesting that “different things can happen.”
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Pamula on the escape of Romanovsky: he did the right thing TVN24
The National Prosecutor's Office accuses Romanowski, who as a politician of the United Poland (and then the independent Poland) was the deputy head of the Ministry of Justice in 2019-2023, of committing 11 crimes, including participation in an organized organization. criminal group and establishing competition for money from this fund. On Friday, the National Prosecutor's Office announced that these charges will be supplemented by seven other crimes.
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