Authorities allege the man provided Russia with intelligence from 2017 to 2022, while he was working in the archives of the Warsaw municipality’s civil registry.
In a significant development, Poland charges a former registry employee with providing false identities for Russian spies. A man formerly employed by Warsaw city council in its registry of births, marriages and deaths was charged with espionage for allegedly providing Russia with false identities its spies could use, Polish authorities said on Thursday.
The man, identified only as Tomasz L. in line with Polish privacy laws, was indicted on charges of espionage and abuse of power, the Polish Internal Security Agency (ABW) wrote in a statement. Poland charges former registry employee with providing false identities for Russian spies since the act severely compromised national security.
Authorities allege the man provided Russia with intelligence from 2017 to 2022, while he was working in the archives of the Warsaw municipality’s civil registry. Subsequently, Poland charges this former employee due to the severity of the allegations involving fake identities for espionage activities.
The man is believed to have copied civil records of Polish and foreign citizens, allowing foreign intelligence services to create fake identity papers for their agents abroad, according to Polish prosecutors. This incident highlights how Poland charges individuals even at high governmental levels when false identities for Russian spies are involved.