2025-01-10 14:50 update: 2025-01-10, 14:54
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General Artur Kepczynski, the head of the Armed Forces Support Inspectorate, has been relieved of his duties by Defence Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz after the alleged loss of the mines.
On Thursday, General Artur Kepczynski was dismissed from his position as head of the Armed Forces Support Inspectorate, as reported by the Ministry of Defence. The reasons for this decision, made by Kosiniak-Kamysz, were not disclosed; however, media reports suggest that the dismissal is related to the disappearance of anti-tank mines.
The Wirtualna Polska (WP) website reported on Thursday that during the unloading of a train carrying military equipment near the north-western city of Szczecin last summer, soldiers failed to unload the entire shipment. As a result, anti-tank mines left in the train "continued their journey further into Poland."
According to WP, General Kepczynski had concealed information about the mines from his superiors for a period of time. The Onet website reported that the mines were discovered in an IKEA warehouse, a fact confirmed by IKEA.
The media linked the incident with the suicide of a soldier, who reportedly succumbed to the pressure. Kosiniak-Kamysz added that the matter was investigated by the Military Police and the prosecutor's office.
In an interview with public broadcaster RMF FM on Friday, Kosiniak-Kamysz said the new head will be appointed in the coming days.
Since 2020, Kepczynski served as the Deputy Head of the Armed Forces Support Inspectorate - Chief of Logistics. He temporarily assumed the duties as its head in April 2021 and officially became the chief of the Inspectorate on November 2, 2021. (PAP)
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