Polish Services Investigate Threat Against Tusk and Kosiniak Kamysz

Polish security authorities investigated a possible attack threat against Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Deputy Prime Minister Władysław Kosiniak Kamysz after information reached law enforcement about a potential danger to the two government leaders. The warning prompted action by the Internal Security Agency, police and the State Protection Service.

According to Interia, spokesperson Jacek Dobrzyński said the information was received by police and led officials to order operational measures. The agencies held an urgent meeting at the Anti Terrorist Center on Sunday at 11 a.m.

Dobrzyński said the services treated the matter as extremely serious. He said the information first reached the State Protection Service, which verifies such signals before passing materials to police for further checks.

"We are talking about a high probability of these threats being carried out. Therefore, our ministers Marcin Kierwiński and Tomasz Siemoniak decided that joining forces in this situation was necessary," said Jacek Dobrzyński, spokesperson for the minister coordinator of special services.

The spokesperson did not reveal details about the source of the threats, the alleged perpetrators or the current stage of the investigation. According to Gazeta.pl, officials said further operational steps had been established.

Government sources cited by Wirtualna Polska said the warnings were sent by email and were considered more serious than routine threats. One government source said the situation appeared serious while verification efforts continued.

"It looks serious at this stage. But findings are still ongoing, so we will see," said a government source cited by Wirtualna Polska.

Rzecznik rządu Adam Szłapka said on Polsat News that the situation was serious but that the prime minister continued working normally in Warsaw. Previous online threats against Tusk had also led to police actions.

Interia reported that police detained two men in September over online threats against the prime minister. One case involved a 56 year old man from Przemyśl who was accused of posting a video containing threats, while another involved a 52 year old man from Oława.

"I did not intend to attack anyone, especially not such an important person in the state. I said all of that suddenly," said the 56 year old man in an interview cited by o2.pl.

Former police spokesperson Mariusz Sokołowski and security expert Maciej Karwas questioned how the information was publicly presented, while stressing that authorities must verify every threat. The services continued their investigation after the emergency meeting.