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 the suspect, identified as Krzysztof N., on Sunday after discovering improvised explosive materials in his apartment while investigating alleged plans targeting 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 stockpiled explosives.
- Skiba stated the suspect recruited hundreds of people through online recordings and promoted ideologies advocating violent power seizures, reflecting political polarization and security concerns from the Russian war in Ukraine.
- Krzysztof denied the allegations and refused to provide explanation to investigators; if convicted, he faces a prison sentence of 2 to 15 years for the offenses.
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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. ...
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.
One of the charges concerns preparations for the violent overthrow of a constitutional body. Anyone suspected of planning an attack faces between two and 15 years in prison.
Homemade explosive devices similar to shrapnel grenades were found in the apartment of the 66-year-old Pole
WARSAW (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..."
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