A 66-year-old man is in custody on suspicion of planning an attack on the Prime Minister

Krzysztof N. was arrested on Sunday, and his apartment was searched by officers of the State Protection Service together with the police. During the operations, several improvised explosive devices were seized, which - according to preliminary findings - resembled fragmentation grenades. The spokesman for the District Prosecutor's Office in Warsaw, prosecutor Piotr Antoni Skiba, emphasized that metal balls were found inside one of the firecrackers, which increased the potential threat.

In addition to explosives, items resembling weapons were also found in the suspect's apartment - preliminary classified as alarm or pneumatic weapons. IT equipment and a list of people who had contact with the 66-year-old were also seized.

Extremist online activity

Investigators revealed that Krzysztof N. published content on the Internet promoting the forcible takeover of power in Poland, promoting aggressive war and inciting crimes on national, ethnic, racial and political grounds. Some of these materials were removed from the Internet shortly after his arrest.

According to the prosecutor's office, the suspect tried to organize a group with radical views, which was to consist of several units. For now, there is no indication of inspiration from foreign services, but this thread is still being investigated.

The suspect pleads not guilty

During the interrogation, Krzysztof N. did not admit to the acts he was accused of and refused to provide explanations. He pleaded that he had numerous physical and mental illnesses, as well as a lack of understanding of the charges brought against him. He announced that he might provide explanations after consulting a lawyer.

Let us recall that information regarding a possible attack on Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Deputy Prime Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz was received by the police on Sunday. A meeting of representatives of the police, the State Protection Service and the Internal Security Agency was convened at the Anti-Terrorism Center of the Internal Security Agency. In the afternoon, a 66-year-old man was arrested.