Poland has taken a decision on RF sabotage attempts on its territory

On Tuesday, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski announced Warsaw's decision regarding Russia's sabotage attempts on Polish territory.

The minister said this in an interview with TVN24.

Sikorski was commenting on the case of 51-year-old Ukrainian citizen Serhiy S., who was detained earlier this year and accused of collaborating with Russian intelligence and preparing an arson attack on a paint factory in Wroclaw.

The Foreign Minister noted that the accused had confessed that “Russian special services ordered him to commit arson in Wroclaw.”

“We have other similar arsons across Europe, and we know about Russia's plans for further arsons. Tomorrow I will announce the decision of the Foreign Ministry in connection with this case,” the head of Polish diplomacy said on Monday.

Serhiy S., a citizen of Ukraine, was detained in the winter of 2024 by the Internal Security Agency. Two days later, a court ordered his temporary arrest.

He planned, as the agency reported, “to set fire to facilities in the city of Wroclaw, which are located in close proximity to infrastructure elements of strategic importance.”

According to Gazeta Wyborcza, Sergiy S. reached an agreement with the prosecutor's office. The detainee wanted to be punished voluntarily and agreed on his own sentence with Wroclaw investigators.

However, the Wroclaw District Court rejected the plea agreement concluded between the prosecutor's office and the defendant. According to the court, the sentence of three years in prison is too lenient. According to the procedure, the prosecutor's office must draw up a new indictment, and the case will be considered in a regular court with the interrogation of witnesses and analysis of all evidence.

Author - Dmitriy Levchenko, 22/10/2024