The European Parliament’s legal services are currently assessing a request from Polish prosecutors seeking permission to detain far-right MEP Grzegorz Braun, leader of the

Confederation of the Polish Crown, in connection with a criminal investigation involving an incident at a hospital in southern Poland.

According to Polish authorities, the District Prosecutor’s Office in Wrocław is requesting authorisation to arrest Braun so he can be formally charged over allegations linked to an episode at a hospital in Oleśnica. The case concerns the alleged unlawful detention of a gynaecologist during what Braun described as a “citizen’s arrest”.

Prosecutors say Braun has repeatedly failed to cooperate with summonses, either challenging the investigators’ impartiality or submitting explanations for his absence. They argue that his behaviour is now deliberately delaying and obstructing the ongoing investigation.

The European Parliament voted in November to lift Braun’s parliamentary immunity, a step that prosecutors initially viewed as clearing the way for national proceedings. However, despite that decision, Braun has continued to avoid appearing before investigators.

Now, Polish prosecutors have submitted a separate request specifically seeking permission to detain him, following domestic procedural rules that allow for a second authorisation phase. The move mirrors Poland’s two-step legal mechanism for lifting protections in national parliamentary cases.

At the European level, however, there is ongoing legal debate about whether a single waiver of immunity is sufficient for all subsequent procedural steps, or whether new authorisation is required for arrest measures. Some officials within the Parliament have even suggested the process may need to be restarted entirely, potentially on new grounds related to alleged obstruction of justice.

European Parliament President Roberta Metsola is expected to respond to the request in the coming days, according to Polish Radio’s news agency IAR.

Braun is currently facing potential charges connected to six separate incidents. He has been at the centre of multiple controversies in recent years, including actions in the Polish parliament such as extinguishing Hanukkah candles, as well as incidents involving the destruction of LGBT+ symbols and statements that have drawn accusations of antisemitism and Holocaust denial. He has also previously drawn attention in Poland’s political debate for his confrontational style and provocative public interventions.

The European Parliament has already voted four times to lift Braun’s immunity in different cases, reflecting the growing legal pressure surrounding his activities and the continuing tensions between his parliamentary status and national criminal proceedings.

As the legal and institutional process unfolds, the case is becoming another test of how EU parliamentary immunity interacts with ongoing criminal investigations at national level.