Poland Charges Former Minister for Revealing Secret Defense Plan

Mariusz Blaszczak in 2022.

Photographer: Valeria Mongelli/Bloomberg
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Polish prosecutors charged Mariusz Blaszczak, a defense minister in the previous nationalist government, for disclosing parts of a classified military plan ahead of a parliamentary election in 2023.

The legal steps brought against one of the top officials in the Law & Justice party are the latest salvo in Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s campaign to investigate alleged abuses of power.