Polish officials alleged to have been bribed!
The Law and Justice party in Poland is being shaken by reports that Polish consulates in Africa and Asia took bribes before issuing visas.
AP reports that this opened an avenue for migrants to enter the European Union and some used it to enter the United States. Details about the scandal are being revealed a month before the country’s parliamentary elections. on October 15.
It is leaving the conservative governing Law and Justice party some difficulties.
A former deputy minister who was dismissed because of the reports of his alleged involvement was hospitalized after an apparent suicide attempt.
Opposition politicians are accusing the government of corruption and hypocrisy given its anti-immigrant stand. Some critics say the government party raised the specter of immigration to frighten Poles and then offered promises of keeping them secure while a corrupt cell operating within the diplomatic corps opened a channel for migrants to enter the EU.
