Mariusz Kamiński, a former Polish interior minister who was arrested yesterday, said in a statement today that he was a “political prisoner” and was starting a hunger strike, writes The Guardian.

Kamiński and his former deputy, Maciej Wąsik, both members of the conservative Law and Justice party, were convicted of abuse of power for actions taken in 2007.

Yesterday, their case took a dramatic turn as the two politicians took refuge in the palace of president Andrzej Duda before being arrested.