The suspects allegedly recorded members of the Belarusian minority in Poland and sent the material to Minsk.
The suspects allegedly recorded members of the Belarusian minority in Poland and sent the material to Minsk.
A 36-year-old man using a Georgian passport was detained near Warsaw.
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Prosecutors had been seeking prison sentences for their actions.
Warsaw says claims the man was carrying out espionage are “absurd”.
Ursula von der Leyen emphasised the “urgency” of protecting the EU’s frontier from the “predator” Vladimir Putin.
The 27-year-old is accused of filming, photographing and gathering information on a warehouse in Lublin province.
Meanwhile, a Ukrainian pictured at the event holding a nationalist flag has apologised.
The displaying of the red-and-black flag of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) caused anger in Poland.
Minsk says it is a “destructive event” that will harm relations between the two countries.
Germany’s interior minister visited Poland’s highly fortified border with Belarus alongside his Polish counterpart.
Sienkiewicz wrote Pan Wołodyjowski, part of his celebrated Triology, while living there.
The pair, who had crossed irregularly from Belarus, were prevented from submitting asylum claims and driven back towards the border.
“Full responsibility lies with Belarus,” says Poland’s interior ministry.
Minsk claims that it wants “peaceful coexistence and cooperation”.