A Central Bureau of Investigation officer faces charges. If investigators confirm the allegations, he could face up to five years in prison.

The incident occurred overnight from Friday to Saturday (July 25-26) at a gas station on Kielecka Street in Radom . Junior Asp. Dorota Wiatr-Kurzawa from the Radom Municipal Police Headquarters told PAP that officers received a call about a drunk and aggressive taxi passenger who allegedly insulted and threatened the driver, a Ukrainian citizen.

As it turned out, the aggressor was an experienced officer of the Central Bureau of Police Investigation , who had been serving in the police force for 19 years. "The findings indicate that the insults and threats directed at the Ukrainian were based on nationality," added Junior Asst. Wiatr-Kurzawa.

A prosecutor called to the scene decided to detain the officer in a police detention center to sober up before further investigation. A witness to the incident was identified, whose testimony may be crucial to the case. Body-worn camera footage of the responding officers was also secured at the scene.

— And all this will now be analyzed — emphasized prosecutor Aneta Góźdź, spokeswoman for the District Prosecutor's Office in Radom, in an interview with PAP.

A 39-year-old officer of the Central Bureau of Investigation of the Police was charged with making criminal threats against a Ukrainian citizen and was ordered not to approach the injured party within 50 meters and not to contact him.

For making criminal threats, the legislator provides for a penalty of up to three years in prison, but the charges against the police officer may be changed.

According to preliminary investigations, the 39-year-old officer allegedly made a reference to his nationality when threatening a Ukrainian driver working in Poland. If the evidence confirms this, the punishment could be more severe—up to five years in prison.

In addition to the Radom-Zachód District Prosecutor’s Office, the case was also handled by the Central Police Investigation Bureau, which initiated internal control procedures in connection with the incident.

"We are awaiting the prosecutor's findings. The further course of our investigation will depend on them. Initially, an explanatory proceeding will certainly be initiated, which will likely evolve into disciplinary proceedings," Deputy Commissioner Krzysztof Wrześniowski, press spokesman for the Central Bureau of Investigation of the Police, told PAP.

The Police Act provides for a range of disciplinary penalties, including a warning, a reprimand, a reduction in rank, and, in extreme cases, dismissal from service. A Central Bureau of Investigation officer who threatened a Ukrainian taxi driver may face one of these sanctions, depending on the outcome of the investigation.

(Source: Fakt.pl/PAP)

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