A disciplinary court in Poland has lifted the immunity of a judge who fled to Russia's autocratic ally Belarus. The development on Thursday paved the way for an international arrest warrant for him on allegations of espionage. Poland launched an investigation this week after Belarus media said the judge arrived there and asked for protection.
Poland launched an investigation this week after Belarus media said the judge, Tomasz Szmydt, arrived in the country and asked for protection. Politicians in Poland , which is a NATO and Europe an Union country, vowed to take immediate steps to strip Szmydt of his immunity as a judge, remove him from his post and take actions to bring him to justice.
Justice Minister Adam Bodnar said that stripping him of immunity allows for posting an international arrest warrant for Szmydt through Interpol. Even if Belarus ignores it, the warrant would restrict Szmydt’s ability to travel. Szmydt was notorious in Poland for having engaged in a 2019 online smear campaign against some other judges that was sponsored by the
According to Belarus state media, Szmydt told reporters in Minsk, the Belarusian capital, that he was forced to leave Poland because he did not agree with the line of the new, pro-Western government.Bayern offside is latest Champions League controversy for ref Marciniak after cup final successes Deputy justice minister in the new government, Arkadiusz Myrcha, said in parliament on Thursday that answers are needed about Szmydt’s swift rise under the previous government and why he had access to sensitive information.Poland’s prosecutors have opened an investigation and Prime Minister Donald Tusk on Tuesday called for a special meeting of the secret services to discuss alleged Russian and
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