Ziobro’s Asylum in Hungary - Accountability, Mutual Trust, and Autocratic Legalism
Bárd, Petra
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Verfassungsblog
2026-01-20
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In early January 2026, media reports indicated that Hungary had granted political asylum to Zbigniew Ziobro, Poland’s former Minister of Justice and Prosecutor General and a leading figure of the Law and Justice (PiS) government, who is currently facing criminal investigations in Poland. The granting of political asylum by one EU Member State to a citizen of another Member State is not merely unusual; it is structurally exceptional under EU law.
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