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Monday, March 26, 2018
Poland detains man suspected of spying for Russia
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GooglePoland’s counterintelligence agency ABW says it has detained a Polish official over suspicions that he collaborated with Russian intelligence services.
“Marek W. maintained contact with agents from Russia’s special services and sent them information regarding investments important to Poland,” ABW spokesman Stanislaw Zaryn tells the Polish news agency PAP.
He says the official had been detained on Friday and risks up to 10 years in prison if convicted of espionage.
He adds that the Marek W., who worked at the energy ministry according to local media, had transmitted information to Russia concerning the Nordstream 2 gas pipeline project, which Poland staunchly opposes.
The Russia-Germany pipeline would run through the Baltic Sea and bypass current Russian gas transit countries Poland and Ukraine.
— AFP
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