Poland refuses to extradite “amber king” to Russia
Poland refused to extradite the so-called "amber king", Kaliningrad businessman Viktor Bogdan, who is accused of fraud, to Russia.
Investigation of President Kaczynski’s plane crash extended
Chief Military Prosecutor Office in Poland extended the investigation of President Lech Kaczynski’s plane crash by 6 months till April 10, 2016.
Request to extradite Russian art dealer to Poland rejected by US court – report
A court in New York has refused to extradite Russian art dealer to Poland where he is accused of knowingly keeping the stolen painting that was inherited from his father.
Poland charges 2 Russian flight controllers over presidential plane crash
Polish military prosecutors bring charges against two Russian air traffic controllers over a 2010 plane crash that killed then President of Poland Lech Kaczynski.
Criminal case opened against Polish national fighting in Ukraine
Polish officials have begun prosecuting their citizens who are fighting on behalf of the East Ukrainian militia, the Polish Culture and Business Center in Kaliningrad reported citing Polish media.
Poland urges WTO to look into Russia’s embargo on EU food imports
Poland has filed a request with the European Commissioner for Trade Karel De Gucht over Russia’s embargo on EU food imports demanding the World Trade Organization to look into the matter.
Russian patent agency refuses to register Polish Vodka brand
The board of the Patent Disputes Chamber has confirmed the rejection of Polska Wodka’s application for a trademark containing the words “Polish vodka,” the patent agency reports.
Kaczyński flight investigation resumed
The District Court of Warsaw yesterday ordered a resumption of the inquiry into the Tu-154M flight with President of Poland Lech Kaczyński onboard that crashed near Smolensk on April 10, 2010, RIA Novosti reports.
Poland violated rights of detainees of CIA secret prisons - ECHR
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled Thursday that Poland is responsible for numerous violations of rights of two men suspected of terrorist acts and detained through a CIA-run secret prison program.
Russia sends copies of recordings from president’s plane crash to Poland
Poland’s Main Military Prosecutor’s Office has received new copies of recordings from the pilots’ cabin of the presidential plane that crashed outside Smolensk, Russia on April 10, 2010, the spokesman of the Main Military Prosecutor’s Office, Captain Marcin Maksjan, said on Thursday.
Russian court rules to deport Polish rock band Behemoth
The Oktyabrsky District Court of Yekaterinburg has ruled to deport Behemoth, a Polish rock band, for breaching visa regulations, a court representative told RAPSI.
Poland launches investigation into alleged Ukrainian nationalists training
Polish prosecutors have opened a criminal case against unidentified persons suspected of training Ukrainian nationalists who took part in mass riots in Ukrainian capital, Przemyslaw Nowak, spokesman for the District Prosecutor’s Office in Warsaw, told RIA Novosti on Tuesday.
Polish court postpones extradition hearing on Russian “amber king”
The District Court in Gdansk has postponed the hearing of the request for the extradition of Viktor Bogdan, known as the “Amber King” of Russia’s Kaliningrad Region, until May 13, the court’s press secretary, Tomasz Adamski, told RIA Novosti.
Russians detained in Germany for assisting illegal immigration
Polish and German police have detained five Russian nationals “for the smuggling of irregular migrants” into Germany, Europol said in a statement released on Saturday.
ECHR: Poland grilled on CIA black site allegations
During a speech on September 6, 2006, then US President George W. Bush addressed the nation and the families of those killed in the 9/11 terror attacks. He revealed that the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) was in fact running a secret counter-terrorism program without going into much details about it, and declared the program closed. Bush also assured the American people that torture was not used against those suspected of terrorism captured through the CIA program. He rather described the methods used to extract intel as an “alternative set of procedures”.
Moscow demands apology from Poland over angry-mob incident at consulate
The Kremlin demands an official apology from the Polish authorities and full compensation for damages caused by an aggressive mob at the Russian consulate in Warsaw, according to a statement issued by the Russian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday.
ECHR abstains from evaluating Russian Katyn massacre investigation
The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights has ruled on Monday that it has no competence to examine the adequacy of an investigation into the events of 1940 when Polish POWs were executed in Katyn.
Poland gets more presidential plane crash info from Russia
Russia has handed over to Poland documents related to the 2010 plane crash that killed Polish President Lech Kaczynski and other top state officials.
Polish prosecutor and experts to examine presidential plane wreck again
A Polish prosecutor will travel with four experts to Russia next week in order to conduct an additional investigation of deceased President Lech Kaczynski's plane that crashed near Smolensk, Russia in 2010.
Polish Prosecutor's Office looks into Madonna's Warsaw concert
The Warsaw District Prosecutor's Office is making an inquiry into government spending on a concert by American singer Madonna at the National Stadium in Warsaw last year.