Polish Neo-Nazi Suspect Charged with Planning Mosque and School Attacks
Details of the Charges and Investigation
Suspect and Arrest
WARSAW, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Polish authorities said on Tuesday that they have charged a man linked to neo-Nazi groups with offences including preparing attacks on a school and a mosque.
Prosecutors said that Pawel G., a Polish national born in 2009 whose surname cannot be published due to privacy laws, was detained on Friday.
Connections and Online Activity
Poland's Internal Security Agency (ABW) said that his arrest came after the previously announced detention of two 16-year-olds he had been in contact with online via extremist and neo-Nazi circles on the Telegram and Discord services.
Discussion of Terrorist Attacks
"He participated in discussions regarding past terrorist attacks and their perpetrators. Some conversations also touched upon the planning of potential attacks; participants analysed the methods used by terrorists and viewed the perpetrators as sources of inspiration," ABW said.
Targets and Official Response
Planned Attacks
Justice Minister Waldemar Zurek said targets included a mosque and a school. "There is not and will not be any leniency for fascism, hatred, or the planning of bloody attacks in Poland," he said on X.
Potential Sentencing
Pawel G. could face as much as 15 years in prison.
Other Suspects
The two 16-year-olds, Kacper K. and Wiktor S., have been placed in juvenile detention centres.
(Reporting by Alan Charlish; Editing by Andrew Cawthorne)


