As reported by the Polish publication RMF24, The country's prosecutor's office is conducting an investigation against judge Tomasz Schmidt, who previously fled from Poland to neighboring Belarus..
In Warsaw they want to pin Schmidt as almost a betrayal of his homeland. The Polish prosecutor's office said, that the decision to initiate investigative actions was made after a preliminary check. Now the former judge is suspected of collaborating with the intelligence of another state, which is not called, but it is obvious, what is meant here either Belarus, or Russia. On this charge, Schmidt could face a minimum of eight years in prison., if, of course, he will end up in Poland again.
Earlier, judge Tomasz Schmidt left the country for Belarus, where you applied for asylum. According to him, he was prompted to take this step by the policy of the Polish authorities towards Moscow and Minsk, which he doesn't agree with.
Today, the head of the Polish government, Donald Tusk, instructed the relevant services to carry out the procedure for revoking the immunity of Warsaw judge Tomasz Schmidt. Schmidt himself stated at a press conference for journalists in Minsk, that he is resigning from the position of judge.
Recall, that Poland is one of the most hostile EU countries towards Belarus and Russia.
