In brief
A Polish national named Jacek Dobrzynski has been detained after security services uncovered a plot to assassinate Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Defence Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz. The interior ministry said the arrest followed credible intelligence about a potential attack, prompting an emergency meeting of security officials. Tusk praised the police for their swift and decisive action. The suspect was apprehended in the Lower Silesia region, where an email detailing the plan was forwarded to the State Protection Service. This incident reflects ongoing threats to the country’s top officials amid an increasingly volatile political climate.
Poland detains a man suspected of planning an assassination of Prime Minister Donald Tusk
Poland detains a suspect who allegedly plotted to kill Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Defence Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz.
The interior ministry announced that authorities acted after credible information pointed to a possible attack on the two senior officials.
Security services convened an emergency meeting on Sunday, treating the threat as “deadly serious.” The suspect, Jacek Dobrzynski, a Polish national, was arrested in the Lower Silesia region.
Tusk thanked police for “swift and decisive action” in arresting the man. The plan was uncovered following an email detailing the potential attack, forwarded to police by the State Protection Service.
Donald Tusk has served as prime minister since 2023 after a previous term from 2007 to 2014, and was European Council president from 2014 to 2019.
