The Ministry of National Defense (MON) – in response to an inquiry regarding a convicted Military Counterintelligence Service (SKW) officer – confirmed the findings of the portal niezalezna.pl. In September 2025, we reported that despite a court verdict in the Belarusian affair case, the SKW officer remained in service, received salary, and retained a security clearance. “This may constitute not only a violation of law and procedures but also a serious threat to the security and reputation of the state,” indicated PiS MP Andrzej Śliwka.
In September 2025, niezalezna.pl revealed that the former deputy director of Bureau I of the Military Counterintelligence Service had been convicted by a Lublin court for dereliction of duty (Art. 231 of the Penal Code) in the so-called Belarusian case.
As we established at the time, despite the conviction, the officer remained in service, continued to receive salary, and kept his security clearance.
The Belarusian affair concerns a Polish soldier from the 18th Reconnaissance Regiment in Białystok, who was detained in Belarus in 2015, accused of espionage, and subsequently sentenced by the Lukashenko regime to seven years in prison. After lengthy negotiations and diplomatic efforts, the soldier was exchanged for Sergey H., detained in Poland and accused of spying on the Belarusian vice-consul. The prosecution accused SKW officers of failing to recognize threats facing the Polish soldier, who had informed the Lublin SKW inspectorate before traveling to Brest. The mentioned officer was appointed deputy director of Bureau I SKW after Jarosław Stróżyc took command of the service. Following the verdict, he was reportedly removed from his position but remained “at the disposal of the head of the service,” while SKW leadership allegedly spread rumors that the dismissal was due to personal conduct issues.
Bejda Confirms Findings
In October 2025, based on our findings, PiS MP Andrzej Śliwka submitted an inquiry to the Minister of National Defense regarding the convicted officer.
“The fact that a person convicted of dereliction of duty – related to state security – retains salary and access to classified information may constitute not only a violation of law and procedures but also a serious threat to the security and reputation of the state,” Śliwka emphasized in the inquiry.
The MP asked whether the officer continues to receive salary, whether procedures have been initiated to determine the possibility of revoking his security clearance, and what position the officer currently holds.
The response to the inquiry was provided – after an extension – on November 20, 2025, by MON Deputy Minister Paweł Bejda. His statement confirmed the findings of niezalezna.pl.
“According to available information, in the case concerning the abuse of authority by the officer mentioned in the inquiry, a first-instance court ruling has been issued (and is therefore not final). If the verdict becomes final, it will be assessed to determine whether there are grounds” for denying a security clearance and dismissing the officer from service, as stipulated by the Act on the Protection of Classified Information and the Act on the Service of SKW and SWW Officers.
Double Standards
This approach starkly contrasts with the actions of services subordinate to Donald Tusk toward the head of the National Security Bureau (BBN), Prof. Sławomir Cenckiewicz.
SKW leadership, together with the spokesperson of the minister-coordinator of special services, conducted a ruthless and, as the administrative court showed, unlawful attack on Prof. Sławomir Cenckiewicz. They attempted to revoke his security clearance for purely political reasons, including retaliation for revealing the truth about Poland’s “defense” plans along the Vistula River, which involved surrendering half of the country without a fight to the Russian invader.