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International Business Times
International Business Times
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Magdalena PACIOREK

Polish Ex-minister On Hunger Strike As Populists Denounce 'Political' Arrests

A woman holds a banner reading 'Solidarity with Kaminski and Wasik' to protest their arrest in front of the Presidential Palace (Credit: AFP)

Polish President Andrzej Duda on Wednesday said he was shocked over the arrest of a former interior minister and his aide in a high-profile case that saw one of the detained men launch a hunger strike.

The country has been in political turmoil since a pro-EU coalition took power from right-wing populists of the Law and Justice party (PiS) in December following an October election, with both sides trading accusations of alleged rule of law violations.

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