Marcin Romanowski

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Marcin Romanowski
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Born (1976-01-20) 20 January 1976 (age 49)
NationalityPolish

Marcin Romanowski (born 20 January 1976) is a Polish politician. He was a deputy Minister of Justice of the Republic of Poland in the Second and Third Cabinet of Mateusz Morawiecki. [1] He was elected as a member of the Sejm on 15 October 2023 from the Law and Justice list. [2] Since January 2024 deputy representative of the Sejm in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. [3]

Life

He graduated from the Faculty of Law and Administration of Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń in 2000, later studying at University of Regensburg [1]

He is serving as a numerary of the conservative Catholic group Opus Dei. [4]

Following a change of the Polish government in the 2023 Polish parliamentary election, 11 corruption charges were leveled against him, including defrauding or attempting to defraud $40m from a justice fund meant to help crime victims. After he continued to evade being detained by the authorities for a week, a European Arrest Warrant was issued by the Polish judiciary on 19 December 2024. Opus Dei denounced having him hidden on their properties. [4] Dominican's monastery in Lublin was searched by the Police of Poland, but it did not result in his capture. A wish to obtain a detailed explanation regarding its disturbance was later published by the order. [5]

On the next day it was announced by the Hungarian government of Viktor Orbán that in spite of the European Arrest Warrant Romanowski had received asylum in his country. Polish-Hungarian relations noticeably worsened further - following the change of the ruling party in Warsaw. As a result, the Polish Foreign Ministry summoned its ambassador to Hungary back home for consultations. At the same day, the Hungarian ambassador to Warsaw was summoned to present him a protest note. [6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Marcin Romanowski wiceministrem sprawiedliwości - Ministerstwo Sprawiedliwości - Portal Gov.pl". Ministry of Justice (Poland) . Retrieved 2024-12-20.
  2. ↑ "Marcin Romanowski - Sejm Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej". Sejm . Retrieved 2024-12-20.
  3. ↑ "Mr Marcin ROMANOWSKI (Poland, EC/DA)". pace.coe.int. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
  4. 1 2 "Marcin Romanowski - poszukiwany listem gończym (sprawa Funduszu Sprawiedliwości). Opus Dei: Nie ukrywamy Romanowskiego | TVP INFO". TVP Info . Retrieved 2024-12-20.
  5. ↑ "Lublin. Policja weszła do klasztoru. Szukała Marcina Romanowskiego. Zakon oczekuje wyjaśnień - TVN24". TVN24 . Retrieved 2024-12-27.
  6. ↑ Gera, Vanessa (2024-12-20). "Diplomatic spat erupts after Hungary gives asylum to Polish politician suspected of corruption". AP News . Retrieved 2024-12-20.


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