Murder of Russian Cartoonist in Biała Podlaska
Semyon Skrepetsky, a Kremlin critic known for his caricatures, was shot dead on a street in eastern Poland. Authorities suspect contract killing.
Murder of Russian Cartoonist in Biała Podlaska
On Monday, Semyon Skrepetsky was killed on a street in Biała Podlaska in the east of the country. The Russian artist, known for satirical drawings depicting Vladimir Putin, Alexander Lukashenko and Joseph Stalin, died from several shots fired at close range. Four days earlier he had taken part in a protest outside the Russian embassy in Berlin. The information was reported by the eurotopics.net service.
Polish authorities treat the case as intentional deprivation of life. Rzeczpospolita described the incident as an act of state terrorism, suggesting links to the Kremlin. According to Gazeta Wyborcza, the case shows that the threat from Russian security services affects not only prominent dissidents. Meanwhile, the weekly Polityka speculates that the real target may have been to intimidate more influential opponents of the regime, such as Garry Kasparov and Dmitry Gudkov.
Source: Google News CH — Crime (de)