Yesterday, the Polish Monitor published an order from Prime Minister Donald Tusk. It states that the Commission for investigating Russian and Belarusian influence on the internal security and interests of the Republic of Poland in 2004-2024 has been abolished.
Almost immediately after Donald Tusk's team took power (Dec. 13, 2023), the State Commission for Investigating Russian Influence on the Internal Security of the Republic of Poland in the Years 2007-2022 was disbanded. Shortly thereafter, the public learned of the creation of a nearly identical commission, this time staffed with "experts" favorable to the current government.
Although it had been operating for many months, the results of the work were not visible. Later, the publication of a "damning" PiS report was announced on the 15th anniversary of the presidential plane accident in Smolensk. As the deadline approached, the tactics changed – instead of publication, they began sending out short pieces (leaks) to the media about individual politicians.
However, we will likely never know the answer to the question of what was contained in that classified report, which was supposed to be sent to Donald Tusk. Yesterday, it was revealed that the head of government quietly disbanded the commission without informing the public.
"By quietly disbanding this commission, Prime Minister Donald Tusk ridiculed the investigation into Russian and Belarusian influence in Poland. Perhaps that was the commission's goal: to prevent anyone, whether politicians or the public, from taking seriously the investigation into the influence that is real, that is happening here and now. If that was its true goal, it succeeded," commented Mariusz Kozłowski, a retired colonel from the Military Counterintelligence Service.
- Based on reporting by Niezalezna(.)pl
