Special Services

Thanks to the actions undertaken by the Internal Security Agency (ABW), a Tajik citizen was identified as a menace to Poland, who entered Poland in April by taking advantage of the illegal migration route organized by the Belarusian services.  The foreigner was detained in Poland by the Border Guard and sent to the guarded detention center for foreigners.

The detainee’s activity undertaken in the facility indicated his religious radicalization. As a result of the counter-terrorism actions carried out by the ABW it turned out that the above mentioned person is an Islamic radical and Islamic State’s supporter.  Consequently Tajik was detained. At the same time, due to the threat to Poland, deportation proceedings began. The Tajik citizen was finally expelled from Poland on 10 November.

Odilkhon S. was given a decision from the commanding officer of the relevant Border Guard post obliging him to return to his country of origin and prohibiting him from re-entering Poland and the Schengen Area for the period of 3 consecutive years.

At the end of September, during the press conference of the Minister - Special Services Coordinator and the Minister of National Defense, the results of the verification of 200 foreigners detained in the Border Guard’s centers, were presented. Information relating to as many as a quarter of the verified persons showed possible links to their criminal activities, including organized crime and terrorism. One of the individuals was in touch with the Islamic State’s specialist in the field of explosives, who was arrested in the EU under the charge of preparing a terrorist attack.

Spokesperson of the Minister – Special Services Coordinator