Poland arrests second man over threats to Prime Minister Tusk
The 46-year-old suspect allegedly posted messages calling for the killing of Donald Tusk on Facebook and TikTok.
Polish authorities have apprehended a second individual accused of threatening Prime Minister Donald Tusk and other high-ranking politicians, according to government spokesperson Adam Szłapka. The 46-year-old suspect was arrested in Oborniki, western Poland, on Monday, and prosecutors charged him with inciting murder and insulting Tusk, parliament speaker Włodzimierz Czarzasty, an unnamed journalist from public broadcaster TVP Info, Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, former President Lech Wałęsa, and lawmaker Krzysztof Paszyk, who belongs to Tusk's governing coalition.
According to TVP Info, the suspect allegedly posted messages on Facebook and TikTok threatening these individuals between August 3 and October 7. This arrest follows a similar case from Sunday, where a man was detained on suspicion of planning an attack on Tusk and Defense Minister Kosiniak-Kamysz. The State Protection Service received a warning that prompted an emergency meeting of relevant authorities.
Security services spokesperson Jacek Dobrzyński stated that there is a strong probability these threats could have been carried out. Authorities have not yet established a connection between the two suspects or determined the specific motives behind these threats.
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