Overview
- Poland’s Internal Security Agency said the suspects, aged 32 and 34, gathered information on Polish soldiers and infrastructure linked to aid for Ukraine.
- Investigators reported evidence of paid contracts for foreign intelligence that included reconnaissance and the installation of covert monitoring devices on critical sites.
- The pair were arrested on October 14 in Katowice and were placed in three-month pre-trial detention the following day.
- Prosecutors charged them with readiness to work for a foreign intelligence service and collecting sensitive information, offenses that carry potential prison terms.
- Authorities have not identified the sponsoring intelligence service, and officials linked the arrests to a broader operation that also saw related detentions in Romania.