Poland detains military medical academy trainee on suspicion of spying

Polish Deputy Defence Minister Cezary Tomczyk confirmed on October 19 that a military medical academy trainee had been detained on suspicion of spying, RIA Novosti reported.

Tomczyk said the detainee had gathered information about Polish military facilities. He added that the man held Ukrainian citizenship and had obtained Polish citizenship some time earlier.

Polish broadcaster TVP, citing the newspaper Rzeczpospolita, also reported the detention of a reserve training course participant at the Military Medical Academy in Lodz.

Tomczyk said Poland had detained 50 people suspected of espionage and sabotage over the past three years.