The criminal investigation against Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin is still ongoing. This was reported by the ’60 Minutes’ program of the Russian state television channel Russia-1. Not only did the host call Prigozhin a “traitor,” viewers were told that the criminal case against Prigozhin was in full swing.
After all, it appears that the Russian judiciary is after Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin. He was previously reportedly released from prosecution as part of the Lukashenko affair, but now Russian state television has launched a vicious attack in Prigozhin. The mercenary boss is again called a traitor as usual. The viewer is treated to the images that the police made during the raids on his home and offices in St. Petersburg and which would underline Prigozhin’s criminal character.
Guns, cash, wigs and clubs
In his luxurious home and office, police not only found a vast arsenal of weapons and large amounts of cash in various currencies in plastic bags, but wigs were also found, as well as passports, a private helicopter and, highlights, photo of Prigozhin in various disguises. Police also found a fully equipped medical treatment room in Prigozhin’s home and a collection of souvenir maces, the tools Wagner fighters used to bludgeon traitors to death, according to videos that have surfaced online.
Criminalization
The images were shared on state television and presented by specially invited journalist Eduard Petrov. “No one was going to close this case. The investigation is ongoing,” Petrov said. According to the reporter, the Prigozhin case investigators came to the conclusion that a video of a Russian missile attack on a Wagner field, which the Wagner leader used as an excuse to start his mutiny, is false.However, this cannot be verified.
Petrov wondered how Prigozhin could hold such an important position while leading a criminal organization. The reporter also called for a thorough investigation into who he was on the side of the mutineers and who wasn’t. “We have to punish and prosecute them,” said Petrov, who also lashed out at Prigozhin-funded media outlets. “I believe that the creation of the image of Yevgeny Prigozhin as a folk hero was done by the media fueled by Yevgeny Prigozhin,” Petrov said.
Average
Last weekend, Russian authorities blocked all propaganda channels of Prigozhin Patriot’s media empire, including the ultra-nationalist news service RIA FAN. In a video message, director Yevgeny Zubarjev announced that Patriot is closing its doors and that all staff have been fired.
Yesterday it was announced that the director general of the Russian news agency Tass has been replaced. According to the American think tank ISW, this could indicate that the Kremlin was dissatisfied with the way the Wagner mutiny was reported.
Belarus
While Prigozhin is said to be in Belarus, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko says Chief Wagner is in St. Petersburg. “As for Yevgeny Prigozhin, he is in St. Petersburg,” the president said, according to Belarusian state news agency Belta. “Where were you this morning? Maybe he’s gone to Moscow, or some other place. But he is not in Belarus, ”the president said.
Wagnerian troops
Just like their boss, there is also ambiguity about the Wagner fighters. Large numbers of them were initially supposed to be housed in empty Belarusian military bases, but Wagner reportedly refused. “PMC (private military company, ed.) has its view on this and the issue is yet to be decided, President Lukashenko said.
Oddly enough, Lukashenko stressed that it is not for him to decide on this matter. “It is up to the Russian government and PMC Wagner to decide on this. We don’t set up camps; we offered them the use of some former military bases built in the Soviet era. But Wagner PMC has its own vision of how they want to position their troops.’
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Source: BNR
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