Suspects charged over assault on former Polish health minister

Two men have been charged with assault and making threats against Adam Niedzielski, Poland’s former health minister, who held office from 2020 to 2023.

Adam Niedzielski

Photo: Courtesy of Poland's Ministry of Health

The attack occurred on Wednesday, 27 August, outside a restaurant in the centre of Siedlce, around 90 miles (145km) east of Warsaw.

The men appeared in court on Friday, where prosecutors requested their temporary detention, Krzysztof Czyżewski, the district prosecutor in Siedlce, said.

Adam Niedzielski (photo: PAP/Jakub Kaczmarczyk/Przemysław Piątkowski)

Niedzielski was taken to the regional hospital but has since been discharged.

The suspects initially could not give statements due to intoxication but later told authorities they had no memory of the incident because they had been drinking. If convicted, they face three to five years in prison.

Prokuratura Rejonowa w Siedlcach nadzoruje dochodzenie w sprawie dokonanego w dniu 27 sierpnia 2025 r. w Siedlcach pobicia byłego Ministra Zdrowia Adama Niedzielskiego przez dwóch ustalonych sprawców, tj. o czyn z art. 158 § 1 kodeksu karnego. https://t.co/aXiEiBJk44

— Prokuratura Okręgowa w Siedlcach (@Prok_Okreg_SIE) August 28, 2025

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