Legislative changes have entered into force in Poland, which introduce penalties for photographing objects of the country’s critical infrastructure. About this informs Polish Radio.
According to the new regulations, it is forbidden to take pictures of approximately 25,000 objects of strategic importance in Poland, including those where weapons, military equipment and ammunition are manufactured, repaired or stored. Special white and red signs with the inscription “Photography is prohibited” will be posted at such locations.
As noted by the Chief of the General Staff of Poland, Weslaw Kukula, the country has recently seen an increase in hostile activity aimed at obtaining confidential information about critical infrastructure.
“These are customs and laws that are in place in many countries. In fact, they will help strengthen our resilience, the resilience of our infrastructure, the resilience of our Armed Forces and make it more difficult for a potential adversary to threaten our security.”, he explained.
Violation of these rules entails the following sanctions:
- fine from 5 to 20 thousand zlotys (equivalent to 54.76 thousand – 219 thousand UAH);
- arrest for up to 30 days.
The police are also authorized to confiscate devices used for illegal filming.
With the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, an increase in the activity of intelligence structures, particularly Russian ones, was recorded in the countries of the European Union. The number of espionage attempts, cyberattacks and interventions in political processes and the formation of public opinion has increased. In addition, acts of sabotage, which may be related to the activities of Russian special services, have become more frequent on the territory of the EU.
