Poland detains man accused of calling for assassination of politicians
Polish police have detained a 23-year-old man accused of calling for the assassination of senior Polish politicians, the Central Bureau for Combating Cybercrime said on Friday.
On Friday, Polish police detained a 23-year-old man for allegedly calling for the assassination of prominent Polish politicians, according to the Central Bureau for Combating Cybercrime. The suspect, from the eastern Lublin region, was found to have posted a message on an online platform suggesting the elimination of multiple individuals and the organization of an assassination attempt against leading politicians, the bureau reported.
The post was discovered within a firearms-related group. The prosecutor charged the man with engaging in activities aimed at creating the conditions for an act intended to commit genocide, as well as preparing for war crimes and publicly inciting to commit a crime, according to the Central Bureau for Combating Cybercrime. However, the specific targets of the alleged assassination plot have not been disclosed by Polish authorities, who stated that the suspect was preparing a terrorist attack on high-ranking politicians from Poland's two largest parties.
The individual was placed in detention for 30 days by a court and faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.
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