"Polish PM Accuses President of Obstructing Justice for Convicted MPs"
TL;DR
Two Polish lawmakers, previously ordered by a court to go to prison, were arrested at the presidential palace, sparking a conflict between the nationalist president and the new pro-European government. Prime Minister Donald Tusk accused President Andrzej Duda of obstructing justice, escalating tensions in a period of cohabitation where the government and president are from different political camps. The accusations against the lawmakers, Mariusz Kaminski and Maciej Wasik, are the latest in a series of conflicts, with Kaminski previously pardoned by Duda in 2015 before being convicted of abuse of power.
- Polish PM says president is obstructing justice in case of convicted MPs Reuters
- Poland's new government is in a standoff with the former ruling party over 2 convicted politicians The Associated Press
- Polish court says two members of former government should go to prison Reuters
- Poland's Fugitive Lawmakers Throw Country Into More Political Disarray Bloomberg
- Polish Supreme Court head condemns parliamentary speaker's "illegal actions" against convicted PiS MPs Notes From Poland
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