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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Vanessa Gera

Diplomatic spat erupts after Hungary gives asylum to Polish politician suspected of corruption

Europe Poland Hungary - (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Hungary has given political asylum to a Polish opposition politician who is wanted on suspicions of corruption, triggering a diplomatic spat that worsened on Friday.

Poland's government decried Hungary's decision as a “hostile act,” and Prime Minister Donald Tusk said that he was dismayed by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's decision to shelter a man being sought on suspicions of defrauding the state of millions of zlotys.

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