Romanovsky, a former Polish official, may have been in Transnistria
Marcin Romanowski, a former deputy minister of justice in Poland whom Polish authorities are trying to locate and extradite, may have been in Tiraspol—the capital of the unrecognized Transnistrian region of Moldova. This was reported by Notes from Poland, citing a letter from the politician to Polish authorities.
Anna Ptaszek, a spokeswoman for the Warsaw District Court, confirmed to Gazeta.pl that the letter and envelope indicate the mail was sent from Tiraspol and bear Romanowski’s handwritten signature. Przemysław Nowak, a spokesperson for the Polish National Prosecutor’s Office, also told RMF that in the letter, the politician indicated Tiraspol as his location and requested safe passage to Poland.
According to Novak, Romanowski stated his willingness to appear before a court or the prosecutor’s office on the condition that he not be taken into custody. At the time of publication, the prosecutor’s office had not yet decided on a response to this request. The politician’s attorney, Bartosz Lewandowski, confirmed that his client had requested safe passage to Poland and is currently outside the European Union, but did not confirm his presence in Transnistria.
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Romanovsky’s whereabouts have been unknown since he left Budapest in May. He had previously been granted asylum in Hungary. Romanowski served as Deputy Minister of Justice in the Law and Justice party’s government from 2019 to 2023 and remains a member of the Polish parliament. In December 2024, he left Poland after prosecutors sought to charge him with 11 alleged crimes, including participation in an organized criminal group.
Transnistria is a region in eastern Moldova that effectively functions as a state but is not recognized by any country. It has close ties to Russia, the aggressor state that maintains a military “peacekeeping” contingent there. Polish Deputy Minister of Defense Cezary Tomczyk stated that, in his opinion, Romanovsky is likely under the influence of Russian intelligence. At the same time, Przemysław Czarnek, deputy chairman of Law and Justice, emphasized that the politician’s presence in Transnistria has not yet been confirmed.
