Poland seeks answers in Dominican Republic priest paedophilia case

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Poland may launch its own investigation into two Polish clergymen accused of paedophilia in the

Attorney General Andrzej Seremet contacted the Polish Embassy in Colombia on Tuesday so as to clarify accusations in the case (the Bogota embassy’s duties encompass the Caribbean island).

Seremet has stated that if there is sufficient suspicion that a Polish citizen committed a crime abroad, proceedings can be initiated in Poland.

“We must obtain official confirmation that an investigation is being carried out [in the Dominican Republic] and clarify precisely what it concerns,” said Mateusz Martyniuk, spokesman for the attorney general, in an interview with Poland’s TVN news channel.

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