With his twin brother Jarosław, Lech Kaczyński founded the Law and Justice Party PiS, a political party inspired by Catholic teaching which is a member of the eurosceptic European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) group in the European Parliament. PiS has strongly advocated criminal penalties for former communist officials after the fall of the Soviet Union. It is also often described as homophobic. While Jarosław was prime minister in 2006-2007 the Kaczyński brothers were the only twin pair to hold the highest offices in a country. At European level, Polish President Lech Kaczynski had distinguished himself with his opposition to the...