Officers from the Central Bureau for Combating Cybercrime have detained a 23-year-old resident of the Lublin Voivodeship.
He is suspected of planning assassination attempts on the country’s leading politicians. The names of the alleged targets have not been disclosed.
According to the bureau, police were alerted by a post on one of the internet platforms in a group devoted to firearms. It called for several people to be eliminated and raised the possibility of a coordinated attack.
The author of the post was identified. He was detained and charged under provisions concerning the planning of a terrorist attack and public incitement to commit a crime.
A court ordered the suspect to be held in custody for 30 days.
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The Krakow Prosecutor’s Office, which is supervising the investigation, said the post was published on Aug. 6 in the Telegram group “Bron palna. Polska.” It expressed dissatisfaction with the de facto duopoly in Poland and called for the elimination of leading politicians from the largest parties. The author did not name specific individuals.
Police identified the IP address from which the message was sent and established the author’s identity. During questioning at the prosecutor’s office, the young man formally admitted sending the message and said he had done so out of stupidity. A search of his home found no weapons, but officers found marijuana. The young man will face a corresponding charge.
