{"id":11647,"date":"2026-07-14T13:07:26","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T13:07:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/prosecution-seeks-european-parliament-consent-to-arrest-grzegorz-braun\/"},"modified":"2026-07-14T13:07:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T13:07:32","slug":"prosecution-seeks-european-parliament-consent-to-arrest-grzegorz-braun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/prosecution-seeks-european-parliament-consent-to-arrest-grzegorz-braun\/","title":{"rendered":"Prosecution Seeks European Parliament Consent to Arrest Grzegorz Braun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Prosecutors have requested European Parliament approval to arrest and forcibly bring in MEP Grzegorz Braun after his repeated failure to appear for questioning regarding charges involving an Ole\u015bnica doctor.<\/p>\n<h4>Procedural Obstruction and Repeated Absences<\/h4>\n<p>Prosecutor Anna Adamiak, spokesperson for the Prosecutor General, stated that despite the European Parliament lifting Grzegorz Braun\u2019s immunity on November 13, 2025, efforts to formally present charges and interrogate him have failed. Braun has been summoned five times, yet investigations remain stalled.<\/p>\n<p>Official records indicate that Braun and his defense counsel have repeatedly obstructed proceedings by leaving designated locations without authorization or failing to return after scheduled breaks. Authorities maintain that these actions are deliberate attempts to delay the preparatory investigation by exploiting procedural loopholes.<\/p>\n<h4>Ignoring Legal Obligations and Equality Before the Law<\/h4>\n<p>The Prosecutor General&#8217;s office argues that Braun\u2019s conduct demonstrates a blatant disregard for legal duties and a refusal to acknowledge the authority of the Polish prosecution service. Officials emphasize that such behavior places the MEP above the legal order, contradicting the constitutional principles of equality before the law and social justice.<\/p>\n<h4>Legal Requirements for Arrest<\/h4>\n<p>Because the immunity of a Member of the European Parliament is equivalent to that of Polish Sejm deputies, the initial waiver of immunity is insufficient for detention. Consequently, the prosecution has formally requested the European Parliament&#8217;s additional consent to detain and forcibly escort the suspect to facilitate the necessary legal procedures.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prosecutors have requested European Parliament approval to arrest and forcibly bring in MEP Grzegorz Braun after his repeated failure to appear for questioning regarding charges involving an Ole\u015bnica doctor. Procedural Obstruction and Repeated Absences Prosecutor Anna Adamiak, spokesperson for the Prosecutor General, stated that despite the European Parliament lifting Grzegorz Braun\u2019s immunity on November 13, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wpai_generated_summary":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11647","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics-and-law"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11647","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11647"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11647\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11647"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11647"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11647"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}