found within his property. The
firearms were owned by him legally.
Nonetheless, the public prosecutor's
office in Olsztyn accused him of
preparing an act of terror, between
2014 and 2017, targeted against
the constitutional bodies in Poland.
Wojciech K. was also to be involved
in illegal arms dealing, sharing of
ammunition and weapons with
unauthorized parties, and making
false statements. Krzysztof G. was
arrested on the same date. He was
suspected of a terror act as well -
other persons were also accused in
association with him. Wojciech K.
was sentenced to spend 4 years and
8 months in prison, on September
20th, 2018.
In 2016 the Internal Security
Agency (ABW) arrested a 26-years
old Moroccan citizen, Murtad T.
He was suspected of being a part
of the ISIS network. According to
the investigators, Murtad T. was
contacting Abdelhamid Abaaoud
- the chief organizer of a series of
terrorist attacks in Paris, that took
place in November 2015. The court
declared Murtad T. guilty of being
a part of a terrorist organization,
sentencing him to 3 years and
8 months in prison. The court of
appeals has set the above judgment
aside. Murtad T. is awaiting
deportation. During the 2016
World Youth Day, an Iraqi citizen
was arrested. He was accused of
possession of explosives, without
relevant authorization. Then, in line
with the newly implemented Anti-
terrorist Act, he was deported.
The last noteworthy terror-like
event in Poland, an attempted
attack, involved a person suspected
of being connected with the Islamic
fundamentalists - a Ukrainian citizen.
He was arrested in 2019, in Puławy
- he was accused of preparing an
attack targeting a local shopping
mall.
Apart from the attempted attack,
we also know about other activities.
From May, until October 2014, an
Michał
Piekarski,
Karolina
Wojtasik
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