Following change of the government in 2023 Polish parliamentary election, 11 corruption charges were raised agains him. After he continued to evade being detained by the authorities for a week, an European Arrest Warrant was issued by the Polish justiciary on 19 December 2024. Opus Dei denounced having him hidden on their properties.[3]Dominican's monastery in Lublin was searched through by the police, but it did not result in his capture. A wish to obtain a detailed explanation regarding its disturbance was later published by the order.[4]
On the next day it was announced by the Hungarian government of Viktor Orbán that in spite of the European Arrest Warrant Romanowski received an asylum in his country. Polish-Hungarian relations noticeably worsened further - following the change of the ruling party in Warsaw. As a result, the Polish Foreign Ministry summoned its ambassador to Hungary back home for consultations. At the same day, the Hungarian ambassador to Warsaw was summoned to present him a protest note.[5]
