He studied criminology and planned murders. Arrest for a 21-year-old from KUL

The university authorities, alerted by other students, informed the police about the suspicious behavior of the 21-year-old Ukrainian. A university employee reported disturbing signals from seminar participants about aggressive and extremist statements made by one of the students.

According to investigators' findings, Jarosław F. praised committing crimes during classes, including racist ones. He also allegedly said that he wanted to kill random people as part of the so-called "Bloody Friday" (last week, after a series of attacks in schools in Masovia, rumors appeared on the Internet that further such attacks were to take place on Friday, October 9). Jarosław F. also allegedly encouraged one of the students to join such activities.

21-year-old Jarosław F. was arrested while working, driving an app-based taxi.

They found a knife next to the man, and two specialized knives adapted for throwing at objects at the place of residence. Moreover, videos were revealed on his phone and computer, which clearly show that he was interested in violence, says Marcin Kozak, spokesman for the District Prosecutor's Office in Lublin.

As described by the prosecutor, the 21-year-old was searching the Internet for content related to torture and inflicting pain.

The detainee was charged with making preparations for murder for reasons that deserved special condemnation and for reasons resulting from hatred based on racial differences.

The man did not plead guilty to the charge and provided statements in which he questioned the investigators' findings. He has not undergone psychiatric treatment, and in the student community he was previously perceived as a quiet and calm person.

The court arrested Jarosław F. for three months. He faces up to 15 years in prison.

KUL spokesman Wojciech Andrusiewicz told PAP that the detained 21-year-old is a criminology student. The rector agreed to allow the police to enter his dorm room. The spokesman assured that the university cooperates with the police for the welfare and safety of students.