The interior ministry said Brigadier General Radosław Jaworski, who leads the State Protection Service (SOP), has been removed from his duties while an internal investigation is under way.
The service, known by its Polish acronym SOP, is responsible for protecting Poland’s most senior officials, including the president, prime minister and visiting foreign leaders.
It also guards key government buildings and other sensitive sites.
According to sources cited by the Polish Press Agency (PAP), the investigation follows an internal audit which identified irregularities in staffing decisions and financial management within the service.
Colonel Tomasz Jackowicz, the deputy head of the SOP, has been appointed to run the organisation on an interim basis.
Interior Minister Marcin Kierwiński said earlier this month that the audit had uncovered management issues and that personnel decisions would follow.
The review of the service began last year after a car belonging to the family of Prime Minister Donald Tusk was stolen — an incident that raised questions about the effectiveness of state protection.
Poland’s interior ministry has not provided further details on the alleged irregularities.
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Source: PAP