Polish security officials on Tuesday discovered a possible wiretapping device in a room used for government meetings in the southern city of Katowice.
The discovery comes as NATO members are targeted by pro-Kremlin espionage efforts following Russia's invasion of neighboring Ukraine.
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Polish security officials on Tuesday discovered a possible wiretapping device in a room used for government meetings in the southern city of Katowice.
The discovery comes as NATO members are targeted by pro-Kremlin espionage efforts following Russia's invasion of neighboring Ukraine.
Security authorities “detected and removed equipment that could have been used to eavesdrop on conversations in the room where the Cabinet meeting was held in Katowice today,” security agency spokesperson Jacek Dobrzynski said on X (formerly Twitter). Ta.
He told TVN24 television that the device can register not only video but also audio.
Defense Minister Wladysław Kosiniak-Kamisz said an investigation was ongoing.
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“It is difficult to say whether these devices were installed many years ago and were not discovered before,” he told TVN24.
He declined to speculate about their origins, saying they were discovered during routine cleaning before every government meeting.
The discovery came a day after a Polish judge fled to neighboring Belarus and sought asylum after reportedly dismissing spying allegations as “a fabrication.”
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Prosecutors have launched a spy investigation against the judge.
Last month, a Russian historical reenactment fan was jailed in Poland for spying on the European Union member state's Moscow military.
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