Poland’s Ex-Ministers Arrested in Ongoing Post-Election Purge

Polish police have arrested a former interior minister—along with his deputy—in what appears to be a political purge following contentious elections held last October. On Jan. 9, police entered the presidential palace in Warsaw and arrested Mariusz Kaminski and Maciej Wasik, both members of the conservative Law and Justice (PiS) party. Mr. Kaminski had served as interior minister under Poland’s previous PiS-led government, while Mr. Wasik had served as deputy interior minister. Both men, who still represent the party in Poland’s parliament, say the arrests are political. In a social media post, party spokesman Rafał Bochenek described the action by police as an “illegal kidnapping” and “violation of all democratic rules.”...