According to unofficial information, the government is considering departing from the use of mobile phones made by Chinese telecom companies.

The revelations come in the aftermath of accusations of espionage involving a director of the Polish branch of telecom giant Huawei.



The Rzeczpospolita daily reports that the Polish Internal Security Agency (ABW) prepared recommendations for the use of devices made by Chinese telecommunication companies by the government officials. “Information has been sent to several ministries. Due to their confidential character, they cannot be revealed to the public,” Stanisław Żaryn, the spokesman of the Polish special forces is quoted as saying.



According to the daily, the ABW directive recommends resigning from the use of mobile phones produces by Chinese companies.



Last week, a Pole Piotr D. and a Chinese businessman Weijing W. (full names withheld under Polish privacy laws) were detained by the ABW. The latter was one of the directors of Huawei Poland, while the Pole was a retired high-ranking ABW official.



They are charged with espionage and and have been arrested for three months awaiting trial.



Following the accusations, Huawei announced the immediate termination of contract with Weijing W whose actions, the company said, were “in no relation to the company” and “had brought the company into disrepute.”



Both of the suspects have so far pleaded not guilty.