Polish Ministry of Defense employee suspected of espionage traveled to Belarus
Polish Ministry of Defense / PAP
A Polish Ministry of Defense employee suspected of espionage had traveled to Belarus, according to Radio Zet. A court has now detained the man for three months.
The arrest of the Polish Defense Ministry official became public on February 3. He is suspected of collaborating with the intelligence services of one of the countries "to the east."
The suspect had worked at the ministry for 30 years. According to unofficial media reports, he was an employee of the Department of Strategy and Defense Planning. Deputy Defense Minister Cezary Tomczyk clarified that this involves a civilian employee of the ministry. Among other duties, he maintained a register of facilities with special significance for security.
In the months before his arrest, the official's activities were fully monitored by the Military Counterintelligence Service.
Journalists learned that he had traveled to Belarus and, for a time, could not return home because the borders were closed.
Poland fully closed its border with Belarus in September 2025 amid Belarusian-Russian military exercises "Zapad-2025" and drone incidents.
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