Zbigniew S. detained and charged over publication of secret documents
PR dla Zagranicy
Roberto Galea
10.06.2015 08:38
The man who released sensitive documents related to the “tape scandal” was on Tuesday night detained by the police and his apartment was searched.
Zbigniews S. was detained on Tuesday night. Photo: PAP/Bartłomiej Zborowski
He has since been released and charged with disclosing secrets related to an open investigation.
Zbigniew S., a businessman and political agitator was named in full on Tuesday morning but the Polish media are barred from using his full surname in line with privacy laws.
The prosecutor's office has ordered a 24-hour police surveillance, and barred him from leaving the country.
The man – who is well known to the police, as he runs a popular blog and Youtube channel – claims that he found the documents by mistake while job searching online and they were allegedly stored on servers located in China.
The state prosecutor's office has confirmed that the documents which were posted on the Facebook social media website, are genuine.
The recordings are related to the investigation into the so-called "tape scandal" which rocked the financial and political spheres in 2014. The recordings made by at least two waiters at high-end restaurants in Warsaw, included confidential conversations between top members of governement and public servants. These included former Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski, and central bank Governor Marek Belka. (rg)
Source: PAP, IAR