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Poland's Sejm to vote on stripping former justice minister's immunity amid fraud claims

Poland's Sejm committee will consider waiving former Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro's parliamentary immunity on Thursday over allegations he led an organised criminal group that misallocated over €35 million from the Justice Fund, including funds for the Pegasus spying system.

The National Prosecutor's Office wants to bring 26 charges against the Law and Justice politician, with the most serious alleging he headed a criminal group operating within his ministry that favoured entities related to Ziobro, according to a 158-page document sent to the parliament speaker.

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