The European Parliament voted on Tuesday to lift the immunity of far-right Polish MEP Grzegorz Braun, paving the way for legal proceedings against him in Poland over statements denying the Holocaust, Agence France-Presse reports.

Known for his antisemitic statements, Grzegorz Braun is president of the Confederation of the Polish Crown (KKP), one of the two far-right parties represented in the lower house of the Polish parliament (Sejm). The other far-right party represented in the Sejm is Confederation.

With just over a year to go before Poland’s parliamentary elections, KKP is polling at around 8%, while Confederation would win more than 13% of the vote. If these figures were borne out at the ballot box, the two parties could play a key role in forming the government.

Braun’s immunity was lifted following a request submitted to the European Parliament in February 2026 by Poland’s Prosecutor General’s Office, which accuses him of denying the Holocaust and the existence of gas chambers at the Nazi camp Auschwitz-Birkenau during a radio programme broadcast in 2025.

Under Polish law, publicly denying Nazi crimes, war crimes and other offences against peace and humanity is punishable by up to three years in prison.

The vote in the European Parliament does not mean that Braun is guilty, but it allows the Polish judicial authorities to continue their investigation or initiate court proceedings.

This is not the first time that MEPs have lifted Grzegorz Braun’s immunity. He has already been the subject of several similar decisions relating to his extinguishing candles during the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah in the Polish parliament using a fire extinguisher, the destruction of an exhibition dedicated to the LGBT+ community, and other scandals involving Ukrainian and European symbols.

Reproduced from Agerpres