US Chides Poland Over Law to Probe Opposition Before Ballot

  • New parliamentary panel can effectively bar politicians
  • The new law comes five months before a general election

Donald Tusk

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The US has criticized a new law that allows Poland’s ruling party to probe opposition leader Donald Tusk just months before a tightly contested election.

Ambassador Mark Brzezinski raised concerns about the legislation on Monday hours after President Andrzej Duda approved the creation of a special parliamentary panel to investigate Russia’s influence in Poland between 2007 and 2022.