Polish prosecutors summon EU's Tusk for questioning on March 15

[March 13, 2017]    WARSAW (Reuters) - The district prosecutor's office in Warsaw has summoned European Council president Donald Tusk for questioning on Wednesday in relation to a case against former secret service officials, the prosecutors' office said.

European Council President Donald Tusk takes part in a news conference after being reappointed chairman of the European Council during a EU summit in Brussels, Belgium, March 9, 2017. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo

"Mr Donald Tusk has been summoned as a witness in a case against former heads of military counter-intelligence services (SKW), who were charged with co-operating with intelligence services of another country without the required authorization of the prime minister," prosecutor Michal Dziekanski said.

The case concerns events in 2010 when Tusk was Poland's prime minister.

(Reporting by Marcin Goettig; Editing by Toby Chopra)

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