“Alexander Lukashenko’s words about a ‘prepared provocation against the Polish people’ by the Polish and American intelligence services are complete nonsense,” said Tomasz Siemoniak, coordinator of the special services. As he says, this statement should be treated as part of an information war aimed at Belarusian public opinion.
The Belarusian Telegraph Agency Belta reported on February 20 that Alexander Lukashenka spoke of a “prepared provocation against the Polish people” during a meeting with law enforcement officials.
“Polish and American intelligence services are preparing a large-scale provocation against the civilian population of Poland, for which they will accuse Russia and Belarus,” Lukashenko said.
– Bielta quoted.
Siemoniak: This is part of information warfare
This is complete nonsense
– Siemoniak said today on Radio Zet, adding that “such statements should be treated as elements of an information war, but should mainly be aimed at one’s own public opinion.”
Unfortunately, President Lukashenko attacks Poland, often using unconventional narratives to sow tension, draw attention to himself, mobilize his own public opinion, and show Russia that he is anti-Western or anti-Polish.
– said Siemoniak.
He stressed that “intelligence services and services of democratic countries do not operate in such a way that, to prove a point, they harm their own citizens.”
“We must closely monitor what is happening in Belarus.”
Asked whether Lukashenko’s words were not a preparation for some provocation against Poland, Siemoniak said that “nothing can be ruled out.”
We must monitor very closely what is happening in Belarus, what President Lukashenko says and what the local services and the army are doing.
– said the minister-coordinator of the secret services. He noted that Belarus, a country bordering Poland, “plays a role in the Russian-Ukrainian war and is to some extent a base of support for Russia.”
When asked about the situation at the Polish-Belarusian border, Siemoniak said the border guard was sending messages. He admitted that “there are typically fewer attempts to cross the border illegally in the winter.”
At the end of March there will be a draft law on the abolition of the Central Anti-Corruption Bureau
He also announced that a draft law on the liquidation of the Central Anti-Corruption Bureau and the takeover of its functions by the police, the Internal Security Service and the tax authorities will be presented at the end of March.
It is difficult for me to say what President Andrzej Duda’s decision will be
– said Siemoniak. When asked if he expected discussions on the matter, he said “absolutely yes.”
He emphasized that “the CBA must operate normally for the time being.”
You cannot fold your hands here and not fight corruption
– said the minister-coordinator of the secret services. He stated that he had “full confidence in Agnieszka Kwiatkowska Gurdak, head of the Central Anti-Corruption Bureau.
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Source: wPolityce