The police and the Polish domestic intelligence agency, ABW, have apprehended a man who is suspected of being involved in the murder of Russian artist and Putin critic, Semjon Skrepezki.
Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced on Thursday that the suspect was found to possess a Georgian passport, noting that authorities are actively working to identify the person who ordered the crime. Andrzej Fijolek, a spokesman for the Lublin Police Directorate, reported that the man was arrested near Warsaw on Thursday morning. He was found carrying a passport issued to a 36-year-old Georgian citizen, and investigators are currently working to verify his full identity.
The violent crime took place on Monday morning on a sidewalk in a residential area of Biala Podlaska. An unknown assailant shot at the Russian citizen, identified in the media as Semjon Skrepezki (Robert K.). The attacker fired five shots in total, resulting in seven bullet wounds. The Polish prosecutor’s office assumed jurisdiction over the investigation after it was initially handled by the Lublin prosecutor’s office.
Previously, two men from Belarus had been briefly detained in connection with the incident, but they were later released due to a lack of evidence suggesting their participation.
