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31 January 2025
A deputy foreign minister is sacked and removed from the ruling party’s electoral list six weeks before a general election as the anti-corruption agency investigates whether a new visa-granting system was not rigged to allow hundreds of thousands of migrants from outside the EU to come into Poland.
The dismissal of Polish deputy foreign minister Piotr Wawrzyk last week over a new visa application system appears to be a damage control operation by the ruling Law and Justice party as it exposed its hypocritical approach to immigration from Asia and the Middle East.
Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki confirmed on Monday that Wawrzyk’s dismissal was related to the anti-corruption agency (CBA) investigation, although he refused to provide details. Wawrzyk was supposed to be the party’s candidate for parliament in a central district of Kielce but was removed from the electoral list without explanation.
International investigation?
Polish newspapers Rzeczpospolita and Gazeta Wyborcza reported that Wawrzyk’s sudden demise followed the discovery that the new electronic visa application system he supervised allowed for privileged access to some applicants, supported by specialised and well-connected recruitment companies. The newspapers said that, according to investigators, such privileged access could cost migrants between $4,000 and $5,000 for each visa.
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