Exposing the shame of bribery of Polish consulate officials

Exposing the shame of bribery of Polish consulate officials

Sep 19, 2023 - 13:05
Exposing the shame of bribery of Polish consulate officials
Exposing the shame of bribery of Polish consulate officials


  The revelation of the disgrace associated with the acceptance of bribes by Polish consulate officials for issuing visas in Africa and Asia less than a month before parliamentary elections in that country has become a major problem for the Law and Justice party. With parliamentary elections in Poland less than a month away on October 15, the country's Law and Justice party is scrambling to get to the bottom of the scandal, the Associated Press reports. This scandal cost the Law and Justice party dearly and the former Deputy Foreign Minister of Poland was fired for his role in this scandal.

Opposition politicians, having criticized and spoken out sharply against migrants, accused the Polish government of corruption and hypocrisy. The speaker of the Polish Senate and opposition politician Tomasz Grodski, during a televised speech, called this scandal the biggest scandal of the 21st century. Poland has opened its doors to Ukrainian immigrants and against the backdrop of these events, the media are reporting that Polish consular officers, receiving bribes for visas, have issued about 250,000 visas to immigrants from Asia and Africa since 2021, and many of these immigrants have already entered the EU countries .