The head of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s office, Gergely Gulyas, confirmed that PiS MP Marcin Romanowski has been granted political asylum in Hungary.
Mec. Bartosz Lewandowski announced that the Hungarian government accepted the application of MP Marcin Romanowski and granted him international protection under the 2007 Asylum Act in connection with the fact that the Polish government and the National Prosecutor’s Office were subordinate to taking “actions that violate his rights and freedoms.”
Romanowski’s representative emphasized that this was the first case in which a Polish politician received international protection in another country after 1989.
“There are indications that there is a lack of due process.”
Gergely Gulyas, head of Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s office and vice-chairman of Fidesz, confirmed in an interview with Hungarian media that Marcin Romanowski has been granted political asylum in Hungary.
– The former Polish deputy minister actually came to Hungary and asked the Hungarian state for political asylum. He received it in accordance with Hungarian and EU law, Gergely Gulyas said. – There are concrete indications that a fair trial has not taken place since this summer [Romanowski – przy. red.] was arrested, even though he enjoyed immunity as a member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. He was only released after the President of the General Assembly lodged an official protest with Polish authorities, and the Polish court confirmed that the arrest was unlawful, he said.
– The Hungarian state cannot interfere in proceedings conducted by the authorities of another state. We also cannot comment on the validity of the accusation. However, we are talking about the right to political asylum, which can be granted if an impartial assessment of the case of a particular person, free from political influence, is not assured beyond doubt in his country. This risk exists today in general, and judging by the procedures so far, especially in Poland, the head of Prime Minister Orbán’s office explained.
Source: Do Rzeczy
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