Russian suspected of spying arrested while photographing trains in Poland
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Sowetan
Polish police arrested a 55-year-old Russian suspected of working for a foreign intelligence service after spotting him photographing trains and railway infrastructure in Świdnica, in the south of the country. A court remanded him in custody for three months, according to Reuters, which said thousands of photographs of sites and transport facilities were found in his possession.
Polish police arrested a 55-year-old Russian suspected of working for a foreign intelligence service after seeing him photographing trains and railway infrastructure in Świdnica, in southern Poland. A court ordered his pre-trial detention for three months, Polish police said, according to Reuters.
Officers deployed to provide security at a football match found several thousand photographs of strategic sites and transport facilities in Poland and other countries. Police believe the images could have been used against state security, Reuters reports.
Poland regularly accuses Russia of conducting espionage and influence operations on its territory, sometimes through foreign nationals. Moscow rejects the accusations and the Russian embassy did not immediately respond to a request for comment, according to Reuters.
