The prosecutor’s office has announced the detention of four individuals in connection with the investigation into acts of sabotage on the railway. However, the material collected by investigators did not provide grounds to bring charges against them related to the events of November 15–17. One of the men, however, was charged with hiding, among other things, Russian passports. Prosecutors requested his arrest — and failed once again.
Between November 15 and 17, infrastructure on railway line No. 7 was damaged. This included the destruction of a section of track using explosives near the village of Mika (Garwolin County) and damage to tracks near the village of Gołąb (Puławy County). The perpetrators are believed to be two Ukrainians who, after the operation, fled Poland.
On Monday, the prosecutor’s office reported that the acts of sabotage were of a terrorist nature, aimed at railway infrastructure and committed on behalf of a foreign intelligence service against the Republic of Poland. The crime is punishable by up to life imprisonment.
The prosecutor’s office provided only sparse information about ongoing activities. On Tuesday, it was revealed that four individuals had been detained, with their roles in the operation being clarified. Today, we have learned that investigators did not gather enough material to bring sabotage-related charges against them.
One of the detainees (M. Ch.) was charged with an offense unrelated to the sabotage. “The charge concerns concealing documents (including Russian passports) that the suspect had no right to dispose of (Article 276 of the Penal Code),” the National Prosecutor’s Office reported.
The man has no permanent place of residence. Prosecutors requested that he be placed in temporary detention. But here, too, they suffered a defeat.
“The motion was not granted. A decision regarding a possible appeal will be made after reviewing the written justification. Activities in the investigation are ongoing,” the statement read.