Polish PiS MEP Maciej Wąsik addressed Members of the European Parliament, raising concerns about a Russian operative, Paweł Rubcow, also known as Pablo Gonzales. Rubcow reportedly had access to investigative files in his own case, which had been released to him while he was in custody by a prosecutor. Wąsik questioned whether the European Commission would apologise to Poland for claims about the rule of law during the PiS government, given that Rubtsov’s arrest had been defended by Brussels at the time.
Wąsik shared on social media alarming details about a prosecutor handing over confidential files belonging to the Russian spy to the subject of the case while he remained imprisoned.
READ ALSO: A startling development in which the prosecutor’s office allegedly supplied Rubtsov with case materials before his departure for Russia. Śliwka: “Bodnar must resign.”
The investigation papers were handed to the imprisoned Russian GRU operative Pavel Rubtsov. He reportedly studied them for two weeks, with insinuations that Rubtsov conducted significant intelligence work for the Kremlin while positioned at the Internal Security Service headquarters. The confidential protocols reportedly included names of ABW officers, witness statements, operational control materials, and additional sensitive information. Spies, as hinted, tend to retain critical memories…
— wrote Maciej Wąsik on X.
Wasik’s speech
In the European Parliament, Maciej Wąsik argued that the European Commission has shown unreliability on this issue.
The Commission has criticized Hungary for visa facilitations for Russians and Belarusians, a stance with which Wąsik said he agrees. Yet he drew attention to what he perceives as a credibility gap in Brussels’ handling of the Polish case.
– he stated.
In July 2023, a report on the rule of law within the EU criticized Poland for alleged human rights and media freedom violations. The report cited the detention and arrest of a Spanish journalist, Pablo Gonzales, by Polish services near Przemyśl on the Ukrainian border in February 2022, with a court decision to place him in custody.
– he noted.
The PiS member emphasized that the EC’s ongoing critique of the PiS government over alleged violations of the rule of law included the arrest of Paweł Rubcow, which Brussels described as infringing on freedom of expression and journalistic rights as well as the rule of law.
Not long ago, the largest espionage exchange between the United States and Russia since the Cold War occurred in Istanbul. It was reported that among ten spies handed to Russia was Pablo Gonzales, or more precisely Pavel Rubtsov, the spy’s alias. It was furthermore mentioned that he served as an officer with Russia’s military intelligence service, the GRU, and that Vladimir Putin personally greeted him at Istanbul airport. The PiS government faced criticism from a parliamentary committee on media freedom over the arrest of Gonzales, known to some as Pablo Rubtsov, a GRU officer.
– explained Maciej Wąsik.
Will the Commission apologise to Poland for the alleged false accusations in the rule of law report?
– he asked resolutely.
READ ALSO:
– Rubtsov scandal! Online discourse erupts with calls for Bodnar to resign; concerns raised about risks to public safety
– OUR INTERVIEW. Ostrowski on the Rubtsov affair: “Chaos. Communications between the prosecutor’s office and intelligence services were misleading.”
– ONLY WITH US. Rubtsov read his files, while another figure reportedly did not have the same chance. Skwarzyński: “The spy is safer for the prosecutor’s office.”
husband/X
Source: wPolityce