Poland verifying if judge who asked for asylum in Belarus was a spy

WARSAW, POLAND - Poland is verifying if a Polish judge who had access to confidential information and asked for political asylum in Belarus had been spying, authorities said Monday.

Earlier on Monday, Tomasz Szmydt, a judge from a Warsaw administrative court, asked for asylum in Belarus, saying he acted in protest to Poland's policy toward Russia and Belarus, according to a video aired by Russian TV.

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