A FOE of Vladimir Putin has been discovered “stabbed to dying” in Turkey the place he was residing in exile.
Abakar Abakarov, 49, was on Russia’s worldwide wished checklist, accused of inciting anti-Kremlin riots within the tinderbox area of Dagestan.
In 2023, Putin accused Ukraine and Western intelligence of “making an attempt to instigate pogroms in Russia”.
Abakarov – who ran the anti-Kremlin Telegram channel ‘Morning Dagestan’ – was seen by the Russian authorities as linked to this case.
Abakarov’s physique was discovered at a rented villa in Istanbul by a cleaner.
He had been residing beneath an assumed identify searching for to keep away from Russian hitmen, mentioned stories.
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“The reason for dying was a number of stab wounds,” reported VChK-OGPU channel, with hyperlinks to Russian safety companies.
The Turkish authorities launched an investigation however haven’t commented on the case.
Abakarov had been lacking for greater than per week.
In October 2023, an offended antisemitic mob staged a revolt at Makhachkala airport in Dagestan, vowing to seek out and kill Jews as a aircraft arrived from Tel-Aviv.
Greater than 20 individuals had been injured in the course of the clashes, together with 9 cops.
The Russian FSB safety service was searching for Abakarov’s arrest in reference to this unrest and his anti-Putin actions.
On the time, Russian ruler Putin raged: “The occasions in Makhachkala had been impressed, together with via social networks, partially from the territory of Ukraine, by the arms of the Western intelligence companies.”
Abakarov was seen as near former Russian MP politician Ilya Ponomarev, now a Ukrainian citizen, who was additionally accused in absentia by Moscow over the unrest.
The case is available in the identical week as dramatic arrests by French police of a suspected Putin dying squad on suspicion of plotting to assassinate Vladimir Osechkin, 44, an exiled human rights campaigner who has uncovered torture and brutality in Russia’s jails, together with towards foes of the dictator.
The suspects aged between 26 and 38 had been held close to Biarritz, the place Putin enemy Osechkin lives.
Three had been initially from the identical Russian area of Dagestan as Abakarov Osechkin, 44, had uncovered using rape and sexual violence in Putin’s jails.
He claimed main Putin rival Alexei Navalny was tortured earlier than he was killed in an Arctic jail.
“I need to say merci beaucoup… to the French police [who detained suspected assassins],” mentioned Osechkin.
“Many because of the DGSI [France’s intelligence agency] and everybody who took half in catching these thugs, killers, and losers, and to all who work to cease such soiled, bloody Putin schemes in Europe and in France.
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“As soon as once more, monumental thanks and deep respect to the French police and to these personally answerable for my safety and security.
“It’s apparent that if it weren’t for this extremely skilled, competent safety service, Putin’s assassins would have killed me way back.”
