Poland detains suspected Belarusian spy

Poland has detained a Belarusian woman on suspicion of spying and providing Belarusian security services with information about the diaspora in Poland, the Internal Security Agency said on Tuesday. "For several months, the Belarusian woman provided the above-mentioned service with information about members of the Belarusian diaspora ...

Poland has detained a Belarusian woman on suspicion of spying and providing Belarusian security services with information about the diaspora in Poland, the Internal Security Agency said on Tuesday. A hub for Western military supplies to Ukraine, Poland says it has become a major target of Russian spies, accusing Moscow and its ally Belarus of trying to destabilise it.

"On December 20, 2023, officers of the Internal Security Agency detained a citizen of the Republic of Belarus on suspicion of spying for the Belarusian special service – the State Security Committee of the Republic of Belarus," it said in a statement. "For several months, the Belarusian woman provided the above-mentioned service with information about members of the Belarusian diaspora ... as well as organizations bringing together Belarusians and Poles of Belarusian nationality."

The woman was presented with charges and put in pre-trial detention for three months.