Poland has arrested a Spanish national on suspicion of conducting intelligence activities for Russia, which could carry a 10-year prison sentence if he is found guilty, the Internal Security Agency (ABW) said on Friday.
The man, identified as an agent of Russia's military intelligence agency , was detained in Przemysl - near Poland's border with Ukraine on Sunday night, ABW said in a statement. It said he was of Russian origin.
Gonzalez's wife Oihana Goiriena told Reuters she had not heard from her husband since he called to tell her of his arrest on Monday. Since the arrest he has not had any legal assistance or communication with the outside world, said Goiriena, who is doubtful she will be able to get a permit to visit her husband. She added she suspected he had been arrested for being an "inconvenient" journalist.
"They ask me constantly when he's coming and I don't know what to say...Maybe he's not coming back for 10 years."
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