A right-wing extremist from Germany detained by the ABW
01.10.2020
The Internal Security Agency – Poland’s special service in charge of counterintelligence and counterterrorism – has detained a German national suspected of participating in an organized crime group implicated in terrorist activities. The group has operated on the territory of Poland and other countries.
The man was detained last week, after the officers of the ABW had found he could have possessed firearms and explosives. Jurgen K. (name withheld under Polish privacy laws) would also spread radical, anti-systemic views – mainly via the social media – and endorse extreme right-wing organizations.
While searching the man’s workplace and the place he resided, the officers found explosives – 1.2 kilograms of TNT, both liquid and pressed – as well as ammunition, a detonator, a tear gas grenade and electronic storage devices.
The suspect was charged with illegal possession of explosives and ammunition. Upon a decision of the court that concurred with the prosecutor’s motion, the man has been remanded in custody for the period of three months.
The ABW’s anti-terrorist unit, miner-pyrotechnic unit and a mobile CSI laboratory took part in the operation. The investigation is underway, which means further detainments cannot be ruled out.
Spokesman for Poland’s Minister-Special Services Coordinator