Internal Security Agency
The Internal Security Agency (Agencja Bezpieczeństwa Wewnętrznego, ABW) is Poland's domestic intelligence service, accountable to the Prime Minister. It is responsible for counterintelligence, counterterrorism, cybersecurity, and the protection of state secrets. It was established in 2002, replacing the former Office for State Protection.
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Poland detains dual Polish-Ukrainian citizen at military academy on espionage suspicion
Poland's Military Gendarmerie detained a 31-year-old dual Polish-Ukrainian citizen, named Vasyl, who was enrolled in a reservist officer training course at the Military Medical Academy in Łódź, on 16 October on suspicion of espionage. A court placed the suspect in three months' temporary arrest. Polish Deputy Minister of National Defence Cezary Tomczyk confirmed the case and indicated possible contact with the Ukrainian side as the investigation continues.
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Poland receives information on alleged assassination plot targeting PM Tusk and defence minister
Polish authorities announced on 11 October that police had received information about a possible assassination attempt on Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz. Ministers Tomasz Siemoniak and Marcin Kierwiński ordered a security response, and an inter-agency meeting was scheduled at the Counter-Terrorism Centre of Poland's Internal Security Agency.