Archive · 12 Jan 2026
Hungary Grants Asylum to Polish Ex-Justice Minister
Zbigniew Ziobro, who used to be Poland's Minister of Justice, said he has been given asylum in Hungary.
He made this announcement on a social media platform called X. He explained that he decided to accept this asylum because he believes there are political repressions happening in Poland.
The Polish government says they are not persecuting people for political reasons but are upholding the rule of law.
Ziobro is accused of using public money for spyware, but he says this is a political witch hunt.
Hungary, which is led by Prime Minister Viktor Orban, has also given asylum to another former Polish official.
Zbigniew Ziobro, former Polish Minister of Justice, announced he has been granted asylum in Hungary.
He cited political repressions in Poland as the reason for accepting the asylum.
The announcement was made on the X platform (formerly Twitter).
Ziobro is accused of misuse of public funds for Pegasus spyware, which he denies, calling it a political witch hunt.
The Polish government denies political persecution, stating it is upholding the rule of law.
- Who
- Zbigniew Ziobro, former Polish Minister of Justice
- What
- Granted asylum in Hungary
- When
- Announced on January 12, 2024
- Where
- Hungary
- Why
- Due to political repressions in Poland
- Name
- Zbigniew Ziobro
- Former Position
- Minister of Justice, Poland
- Current Status
- Granted asylum in Hungary
- Reason for Asylum
- Political repressions in Poland
- Announcement Platform
- X (formerly Twitter)
- Accusations Against Ziobro
- Misuse of public funds for Pegasus spyware
- Polish Government's Stance
- Denies political persecution, upholds rule of law