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The Polish Prosecutor’s Office has filed an indictment with the Warsaw District Court against Tomasz L., a former employee of the Warsaw Civil Registry Office, accusing him of espionage carried out on behalf of Russian intelligence, and of abuse of public office. According to the indictment, Tomasz L. worked for the Russian security services from 2017 until March 17, 2022, providing information that could have harmed Poland.
Case files show that while working in the archival department of the city’s civil registry, Tomasz L. had access to archives and the office’s information systems. He allegedly copied official documents onto personal devices and photographed them with his phone. These included Polish and foreign citizens’ civil records, correspondence with diplomatic missions, official templates, and internal instructions. Prosecutors say the data enabled Russian intelligence to create forged documents and false identities for so-called “illegal” agents.
Investigators said Tomasz L. transmitted the information via special radio communication to a Russian intelligence officer whose identity has been established. Beforehand, he reportedly received training from Russian operatives on how to use these communication tools.
Tomasz L. was arrested by Poland’s Internal Security Agency (ABW) on March 17, 2022. At the prosecution’s request, a court ordered that he be held in pretrial detention, a ruling which has since been repeatedly extended — most recently by the Warsaw Court of Appeal for another six months, until March 25, 2026. Tomasz L. has denied the charges. He initially gave testimony but later exercised his right to remain silent.
In a related case, in December 2024 Polish prosecutors added an espionage charge against Igor Rogov, a Russian political exile previously accused of endangering citizens’ lives and undermining the national economy. The new charge alleges Rogov’s involvement in intelligence activities.