The Military Counterintelligence Service had determined that the country's recently dismissed ambassador to NATO, Tomasz Szatkowski, had improperly handled classified documents, was in contact with foreign secret services and accepted financial benefits. He was also allegedly influenced by foreign companies when preparing state documents.
Speaking in Sejm, Donald Tusk said that the Military Counterintelligence Service had formulated its reservations towards Szatkowski already in 2019, before he took the post at NATO:
At the time of Law and Justice rule, when the Polish Internal Security Agency was supposed to opinion Mr. Szatkowski's candidacy for this sensitive role - the Military Counterintelligence Service concealed this vital information. Despite possessing this knowledge, in 2022 the Military Counterintelligence once again confirmed Mr. Szatkowski's ability to access classified documents, without taking any further explanatory actions.
According to the Prime Minister, President Andrzej Duda knew about the Counterintelligence's findings when he supported Szatkowski as Poland's candidate for ambassador to NATO - but he did nothing.
In response, Tomasz Szatkowski issued a statement contradicting the presented information, also informing that he is going to sue Donald Tusk for his words. 'The presented accusations are based on anonymous denunciations and other manipulated information, which were already verified by Poland's Military Counterintelligence as untrue - at my request' - the statement reads.
According to recent media reports - Szatkowski was one of the Polish candidates to take the position of NATO's new deputy chief.
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Source: IAR, PAP