Railway sabotage: Poland to demand extradition of suspected Ukrainians
Photo: Donald Tusk, Polish Prime Minister (Getty Images)
Polish authorities will demand that Belarus detain and extradite suspects involved in the railway sabotage, states Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, according to RMF24.
During a speech in the Sejm, Tusk stated that Polish intelligence had identified the Ukrainians responsible for the railway sabotage in Poland. Both had entered Poland from Belarus.
One of the suspects was convicted in Lviv back in May for sabotage activities in Ukraine. The other is a native of the Donetsk region and previously worked in the prosecutor’s office.
The Prime Minister explained that at this stage of intelligence operations, he cannot publicly disclose details about the saboteurs.
"As I speak these words, further operations are underway," he added.
According to Tusk, after sabotaging the railway tracks near the town of Mińsk Mazowiecki, the suspects left Poland via the Terespol crossing on the Poland-Belarus border.
The Prime Minister said he had requested the Foreign Minister to take immediate diplomatic measures to ensure the suspects are extradited to Poland. This request concerns both the Belarusian and Russian authorities.
"But we will also take other actions, which I hope will lead to the swiftest possible capture of the criminals and their accomplices," Tusk concluded.
Sabotage in Poland
Earlier reports indicated that between November 15 and 17, infrastructure along Railway Line No. 7, between Warsaw Wschodnia and Dorohusk, was damaged.
Specifically, near the village of Mika (Garwolin County), the tracks were blown up.
In response, Polish law enforcement launched an investigation. Authorities suspect that the attacks were carried out in the interest of foreign intelligence.
