“The matter is serious because – in my assessment – it serves to reconnoiter the activities of Polish services, their methods of operation, and their level of preparedness. A team of prosecutors should be created to coordinate this and monitor it on an ongoing basis. To me, this seems obvious,” said Prosecutor Tomasz Janeczek in an interview with Niezalezna, commenting on the prosecutors’ inaction regarding repeated flights of Belarusian balloons into Polish territory.
Over the past five months, hundreds of aerial objects – balloons and drones – sent from Belarusian territory have entered Polish airspace. How has the prosecution reacted to these events? Has even an investigative team been appointed, as was done in the case of prosecuting Border Guard officers for defending the border?
“No team of prosecutors has been appointed within the National Public Prosecutor’s Office to conduct proceedings concerning violations of the Republic of Poland’s airspace by balloon-type objects entering from Belarus,” said Prosecutor Anna Adamiak, spokesperson for the Prosecutor General.
Despite the sharply increasing Belarusian pressure along many sections of the border, there is a lack of a comprehensive investigation into actions directed against the state’s security.
TV Republika spoke with Prosecutor Tomasz Janeczek, Deputy Prosecutor General for Military Affairs, about the inaction at the highest levels of the prosecution service.
“The matter is serious because – in my assessment – it serves to reconnoiter the activities of Polish services, their methods of operation, and their level of preparedness. A team of prosecutors should be created to coordinate this and monitor it on an ongoing basis. To me, this seems obvious,” he told TV Republika.
He stressed that “the Criminal Code includes offenses against public safety or safety in transportation.”
“Polish – and not only Polish – aircraft are flying there to patrol the borders. All these balloons, in turn, disrupt the ability of those aircraft to operate. It may be worth considering even the preparation of offenses against public safety or safety in transportation. All of this fits into hybrid actions against Poland,” TV Republika heard.
When asked why a comprehensive investigation has not been launched so far, he spread his hands:
“I am not able to answer that question. In addition to civil proceedings, intensive actions should also be carried out by the services.”
“Such an investigation should be conducted in the military division under departmental supervision. Such a team should consist of experienced prosecutors who – and I know such people exist – have dealt with unmanned vehicles. Moreover, I repeat that the services should be active. We have intelligence and military counterintelligence. Undoubtedly, this is a task for the military services,” Prosecutor Janeczek said.
He concluded by noting that “this requires a serious approach, because the matter of Belarusian and Russian activity against Poland is very serious.” “This must not be underestimated,” he summed up.