Piotr Kosmaty, a spokesman from Krakow 's Appellate Prosecutor's Office on Thursday. Photo: PAP/Jacek Bednarczyk
Brunon K. (full name withheld under Polish privacy laws), who was arrested on 9 November 2012.
Piotr Kosmaty, a spokesman from Krakow 's Prosecutor's Office confirmed that nine charges in total have been filed on Wednesday against Brunon K., including “preparing a a terrorist attack on the constitutional authorities of the Republic of Poland.”
Kosmaty stated that “just before he was arrested, Brunon K. gave instructions for the purchase of four tonnes of ammonium nitrate, knowing that it should be bought immediately prior to being used.”
Brunon K., a 46-year-old academic who worked at the Krakow Agricultural University, has already confessed that he planned to carry out an attack.
His lawyer Maciej Burda claimed in February that the attack was “supposed to be against the arrogance of the authorities, a blow to politicians, who he regarded as a leisured class.”
Nevertheless, prosecutors stated last November that the detained man was “a nationalist” and “an anti-semite” who believed Poland was run by "foreigners."
Brunon K. was supposedly due to drive a van packed with explosives into parliament at a time when both the prime minister and president were present.
However, he has claimed he was encouraged in his actions by third parties.
Brunon K. had been infiltrated by undercover officers from the Internal Security Agency (ABW), a factor which will be key aspect of his defence.
Besides the terrorism charge, he is also charged with possession and selling of illegal weapons, as well as with encouraging others to carry out an attack.
Two other men will hear charges of producing and possessing illegal weapons.
Brunon K. was judged by medics to be sane when he planned the attacks. However, his lawyer Maciej Burda said today he has objections regarding the assessment.
“We do not want to propose that he was insane,” Burda said.
"It's about technical matters related to the preparation of a psychiatrical assessment,” he added. (nh/pg)
Source: PAP/IAR