Piotr Antoni Skiba
- Jul 3
Leszek Kraskowski leaves detention after prosecutor drops threat email charge, Sakiewicz pays bail
Investigative journalist Leszek Kraskowski left Warsaw's detention center on Friday after prosecutors admitted that forensic evidence no longer points to him as the sender of threatening emails to the Piaseczno police chief. TV Republika editor-in-chief Tomasz Sakiewicz posted the 25,000-złoty bail immediately.
- Jul 1
Warsaw prosecutor drops criminal investigation into police raid on Tomasz Sakiewicz's apartment
The Warsaw District Prosecutor's Office discontinued its investigation on 1 July, finding that officers acted under a justified but mistaken belief that a child's life was in imminent danger.
- Jul 1
Warsaw hospital morgue accused of running illegal funeral business, Kaczyński brands it 'NekroAfera'
Allegations of a clandestine funeral operation in the morgue of Warsaw's South Hospital have deepened the institution's scandal, with opposition leader Jarosław Kaczyński invoking the infamous 'skin hunters' case and blaming the ruling coalition.
- Jun 30
Warsaw prosecutors discontinue ‘two towers’ investigation; Jarosław Kaczyński questioned as witness, no criminal offence found
The Warsaw District Prosecutor’s Office has discontinued the investigation into the so-called ‘two towers’ case, finding no elements of a criminal offence. The decision, made on 25 June 2026, relates to allegations that Austrian businessman Gerald Birgfellner was defrauded of at least €1.3 million by individuals acting for the PiS-linked Srebrna company.
- Jun 29
Whistleblower surgeon Emil Jędrzejewski testifies again: 29-page protocol, prosecutors 'satisfied'
Former Southern Hospital surgery chief Emil Jędrzejewski underwent a nearly 10-hour second interrogation today, producing a 29-page protocol that prosecutors called 'very productive'.
- Jun 17
VIP fast track and a 1.6 million PLN doctor: scandal forces board dismissal at Warsaw's Southern Hospital
A doctor-councilor earned 1.6 million PLN without a specialist qualification in a single year, while politicians of the ruling Civic Coalition were reportedly given fast-track treatments in a private lounge at a Warsaw municipal hospital.
- Jun 16
Warsaw prosecutors refuse to investigate Sikorski for calling Macierewicz a 'nutjob' in parliament
Warsaw prosecutors will not investigate Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski for calling opposition MP Antoni Macierewicz a 'nutjob' during a Sejm debate, ruling the matter should be handled as a private prosecution.
- Jun 11
Polish investigative journalist Leszek Kraskowski detained for three months, opposition and media bodies cry foul
A Warsaw court ordered a three-month pre-trial detention for Leszek Kraskowski, an investigative journalist known for his reporting on the Polnord affair involving ruling coalition MP Roman Giertych. The prosecution cites death threats and illegal possession of a gas pistol, while critics call the arrest a politically motivated attempt to silence a government critic.
- Jun 10
Kaczyński questioned for nine hours in Warsaw 'two towers' probe, calls prosecutor 'illegal'
Jarosław Kaczyński spent nine hours answering questions in a Warsaw prosecutor's office on Wednesday, calling the investigating prosecutor 'illegal' before cooperating fully in a long-running probe into a failed real estate project.
- Jun 9
Poland names Moroccan suspect in 2024 border killing of soldier Mateusz Sitek, suspends investigation as Belarus ignores extradition request
Prosecutors identified Mohamed Addamrou as the man who fatally stabbed 21-year-old Sergeant Mateusz Sitek at the Belarus border in May 2024. The investigation was suspended on 22 May 2026 after Belarus failed to respond to an extradition request sent in December 2025.
