He threatened Minister Kierwiński. He will lose his firearms license and may go to prison

Proc. Lilianna Łukasiewicz, spokeswoman for the District Prosecutor's Office in Legnica, announced that the man had posted an entry with threats to kill the Minister of Internal Affairs and Administration, Marcin Kierwiński, on a social networking site.

The threat, formulated using profanity, concerned the safety of the minister himself and his minor children. It was established that the message was sent from the account of a resident of the Złotoryja area, 41-year-old Michał O. - said Łukasiewicz in the prosecutor's office.

He explains that he was drunk

The man was arrested and charged with making criminal threats. According to the prosecutor's office, O. confessed to the crime he was accused of.

The man claimed that he posted the entry on the Internet while under the influence of alcohol and deleted it when he sobered up.

He emphasized that he had different political views from the minister, but he had no intention of harming him or his family members, intimidating them or making threats against them. The suspect expressed regret for his behavior and apologized to the minister and his family in the interrogation report, said prosecutor Łukasiewicz.

He had a firearms permit

The 41-year-old has a license and has two firearms. Proc. Łukasiewicz said that the weapon was detained by the police under administrative procedure.

The prosecutor intends, within his powers, to apply for the withdrawal of the suspect's license to possess a firearm. The prosecutor also ordered an immediate community interview regarding the suspect, the spokeswoman said.

The proceedings are conducted under the supervision of the District Prosecutor's Office in Złotoryja. O. was placed under police supervision and is prohibited from approaching or contacting the head of the Ministry of Interior and Administration and his children.