Poland detains man suspected of planning assassination of PM Tusk
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk remarked a man accused of plotting an assassination attack against him and his defence minister has been detained.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk remarked a man accused of plotting an assassination attack against him and his defence minister has been detained.
Article outline
- What happened
- Official response
- Background
- The bottom line
Key points
- Tusk has been Polish prime minister since 2023 after previously holding the office from 2007 to 2014.
- The suspect was arrested in the Lower Silesia region and is a Polish national, Jacek Dobrzynski, a spokesman for the Special Services Coordinator informed local media.
- He served as president of the European Council from 2014 to 2019.
- The interior ministry earlier documented that police had received credible information concerning feasible attacks against Tusk and Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz.
- The plan was uncovered when an email with information regarding the potential attack was forwarded to police by the State Protection Service.
For context, the interior ministry earlier documented that police had received credible information concerning feasible attacks against Tusk and Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz.
Security services convened a special session on Sunday after receiving information concerning the planned attacks, with a spokesman saying authorities were treating the threat as "deadly serious".
Tusk thanked the police for "swift and decisive action" in arresting the suspect.
Meanwhile, the suspect was arrested in the Lower Silesia region and is a Polish national, Jacek Dobrzynski, a spokesman for the Special Services Coordinator informed local media.
"In this case we are talking about a strong likelihood that these threats could actually be carried out, " he remarked.
Meanwhile, the plan was uncovered when an email with information regarding the potential attack was forwarded to police by the State Protection Service. It is responsible for ministers' security, Interior Ministry spokeswoman Karolina Galecka stated.
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