Poland Breaks up Spy Community, Says Defence Minister

WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland has damaged up a espionage community working within the nation, the defence minister stated on Thursday, after non-public broadcaster RMF FM reported {that a} group of spies working for Russia had been detained.

RMF reported on Wednesday that Polish safety companies had detained six folks suspected of spying for Russia. In response to the broadcaster the group had been planning sabotage actions.

Reuters was unable to independently verify the report.

“I wish to emphasize the good success achieved by the officers of the Inner Safety Company, as a result of the entire spy community has been unravelled,” Mariusz Blaszczak instructed state broadcaster Polskie Radio 1.

“That is undoubtedly proof that the Polish companies work for the safety of our nation in a really environment friendly method.”

Blaszczak declined to remark additional on the case and stated extra particulars could be introduced by Inside Minister Mariusz Kaminski at a information convention at 11 a.m. (1000 GMT).

On Wednesday, Polish President Andrzej Duda met with CIA Director William Burns. The president’s workplace stated on Twitter that they mentioned “the present safety scenario”.

In response to the RMF report, the six folks arrested had been from nations to the east of Poland and had been working for Russian intelligence. The spies had hidden cameras on essential railway routes, primarily within the southern Podkarpackie area.

In response to RMF, cameras had been discovered near the Jasionka airport close to Rzeszow, which has change into a key switch level for weapons and ammunition being delivered to Ukraine.

RMF reported that safety had been stepped up round key railway routes and significant infrastructure because of the invention of the spy community.

(Reporting by Alan Charlish and Marek Strzelecki; Modifying by Tomasz Janowski)

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