Hungary grants asylum to former Polish minister

Hungary grants asylum to former Polish minister implicated in spyware probe therecord.media/hungary-a… Hungary has granted political asylum to Poland’s former justice minister, Zbigniew Ziobro, who is being prosecuted for his role in a spyware scandal that has rocked the country. Ziobro is facing dozens of charges for allegedly embezzling money meant for crime victims to pay for spyware used to snoop on the devices of political opponents. One of the highest-profile people implicated in Poland’s sprawling spyware scandal, Ziobro said on X that he intends to accept Hungary’s asylum offer “due to the political persecution in Poland.” “I have decided to remain abroad until genuine guarantees of the rule of law are restored in Poland,” Ziobro posted. “I believe that instead of acquiescing to being silenced and subjected to a torrent of lies—which I would have no opportunity to refute—I can do more by fighting the mounting lawlessness in Poland.”