Polish Court to Rule on Custody of Man Suspected of Plotting Attack on PM
Prosecutors say improvised explosive materials were found in his apartment and he faces nine charges, including plotting to overthrow state authorities.
- On Wednesday, a Polish court will decide whether to keep a 66-year-old man in custody for allegedly planning an attack on Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Defence Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz.
- Authorities detained Krzysztof N. on Sunday after discovering improvised explosive materials in his apartment while investigating his alleged plot against the government and Council of Ministers.
- Warsaw regional prosecutors' spokesperson Piotr Skiba reported on Tuesday that the man faces nine charges, including plotting to forcibly overthrow state authorities using the stockpiled explosives.
- Skiba stated the suspect recruited hundreds of people online and promoted ideologies advocating violent power seizures, reflecting political polarization and security concerns from the Russian war in Ukraine.
- Denying the allegations, Krzysztof provided no explanation to investigators and faces a prison sentence of 2 to 15 years if found guilty of the offenses.
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The man also recruited other people with weapons for his alleged attack, supposedly targeting Donald Tusk and Defence Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz.
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welingelichtekringen.nlWARSAW (ANP/AFP) - Polish authorities have found homemade explosives in the home of a 66-year-old man. He is suspected of plotting an attack on Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz. In the home, there are "about twelve objects..."
A 66-year-old man suspected of planning the assassination of Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and his defence minister was arrested in possession of several handcrafted explosives. ...
The 66-year-old man was arrested on Monday.
Polish court to rule on custody of man suspected of plotting attack on PM
A suspected 66-year-old male in police custody as early as Sunday is due to be brought before the court on Wednesday in order to establish preventive detention.
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