Wanted Polish ex-justice minister Ziobro flees Hungary for United States

Zbigniew Ziobro, Poland's former justice minister who faces an arrest warrant and potential 25-year prison sentence, has fled from Hungary to the United States, according to Polish media reports. Polish right-wing television Republika reported that Ziobro is now in the US, while liberal broadcaster TVN24 published his photograph. Warsaw authorities had previously stated that Ziobro did not possess a valid passport and had no record of leaving the country, making it unclear how he managed to reach the United States. Ziobro had been seeking asylum in Hungary under Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's government before his disappearance from the country. The former minister, who served in Poland's previous Law and Justice (PiS) government, is wanted by Polish authorities in connection with criminal charges that could result in a quarter-century prison term.