Poland has detained a Russian hockey player suspected of being a spy for Moscow while playing for a club in the EU country, the Polish government said on Friday.
“The arrested man is a professional athlete from a first-class hockey club,” the statement says, adding that the Russian, who has been living in Poland since 2021, was charged with espionage and jailed for three months.
“Russian spies are attacking one by one,” Polish Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro said in a post on Twitter. “A spy acting under the guise of an athlete was caught,” he said.
The official said this is the capture of the 14th member of an espionage network.
Rosyjscy szpiedzy wpadają jeden po drugim! Kolejny sucks śledczych @PK_GOV_PL I ABW. Schwytano szpiega, ktory działał pod plaszczykiem sportowca. Roshanin by zawodnikiem 1-ligowego klubu. Until 14 już zatrzymany członek rozpracowanej przez nas siatki szpiegowskiej. Dziekuje…
– Zbigniew Ziobro | SP (@ZiobroPL) June 30, 2023
Source: DN
