Deputy Speaker Krzysztof Bosak said Poland’s lower house of parliament, the Sejm, approved the closure at Tusk’s request. He added there were no further official details on the subject of the briefing.
Bosak cautioned that any suggested topics are speculative but said possibilities could include diversionary groups, cryptocurrency-funded activity, and the context of President Karol Nawrocki’s veto of a cryptocurrency bill.
Earlier on Thursday, Bosak posted on X what he said was a passage from an Internal Security Agency communication. It described an investigation into a criminal group of at least 30 people acting for Russian intelligence and carrying out espionage, sabotage, and propaganda in Poland.
According to the post, authorities recently identified a 28-year-old Russian citizen, Mikhail M., who allegedly coordinated the group, issued instructions, and oversaw spying.
The post said Mikhail M., a mathematician linked to Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB), supported the FSB with specialist cryptocurrency knowledge, including setting up and managing wallets used to finance tasks.
Bosak predicted Tusk’s remarks would conclude with criticism of President Nawrocki for vetoing the cryptocurrency law and a pledge to resubmit it. He said lawmakers would be unable to relay the details publicly because the sitting will be classified.
Tusk announced he would present an urgent state security update in the Sejm on Friday after 9 a.m. Citing sources close to the government, Polish state news agency PAP reported the secret session would address a “crypto scandal and its Russian link.”
Jarosław Urbaniak, head of the Sejm’s Rules Committee from the Civic Coalition, said that before entering the chamber for the closed portion, lawmakers must leave phones and any devices capable of recording sound or video.
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Source: PAP