Poland detained and charged six people suspected of running an operation to illegally supply Russia with military components, Notes from Poland reported. [E7]
Prosecutors say the suspects are charged with participating in an organised criminal group that sought to export weapon components from Poland to Russia in breach of a trade ban. [E8]
Four suspects also face espionage charges over allegations that they acted for Russian intelligence in return for financial benefits. [E9]
ABW said the six were suspected of participating in an organised criminal group alleged to have acted against the Republic of Poland. A court ordered the four espionage defendants, including a Russian citizen, into pretrial detention for three months. [E10][E11]
ABW had arrested four people on allegations of spying for Russian intelligence services and providing them with military components, Reuters reported. [E1]
Two other people accused of participating in the organised criminal group were placed under non-custodial preventive measures, Reuters reported; attributed research independently reported restrictions that did not involve imprisonment. [E2][E12]
The group included five Polish citizens and a Russian woman, Reuters reported. [E3]
According to Reuters, ABW said the detainees acted for Russian special services and took part in activity supporting Russia's military potential. [E4]
The group illegally supplied Russia with military components used in making ammunition and weapon systems, ABW said, according to Reuters. [E5]
Tomasz Siemoniak, head of Poland's special services, told reporters that Russia was subject to a strict embargo in that area and that the operation was designed to circumvent it, Reuters reported. [E6]