New information about Skrepetsky's alleged killer has been released.

A man detained in a Warsaw suburb on suspicion of murdering Semyon Skrepetsky, the author of cartoons depicting the Kadyrovs, spoke Russian and knew Azerbaijani, according to his hostel neighbors.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," on June 18, it was reported that a suspect in the murder of artist Robert Kuzovkov (Semyon Skrepetsky) had been detained in Poland. The detained man used a Georgian passport; some sources claim the document is highly likely fake, and the suspect is Chechen.

Guests of a hostel for foreign workers, where a police operation took place on the morning of June 18, told journalists about possible ties between the man detained in Piastów and Azerbaijan. The hostel shares a building with a Georgian restaurant, and many of its residents appear to be from the Caucasus, according to Agency News*.

According to the guests, the detained man checked into the hostel the evening of June 17, the evening before his arrest. He wanted to rent a private room, but due to a lack of available rooms, he was forced to stay in a shared one. He had only a small backpack with him, and his fellow hostel residents did not notice any weapons on him.

The residents claim they had never seen the man at the hostel before. None of them could name the detainee, where he came from, or where he was headed. Three guests said he spoke Russian, while one resident claimed he also knew Azerbaijani. The woman said she believed he was "an Azerbaijani from Georgia."

The suspect is believed to be 36 years old—the age indicated on his Georgian passport, which, according to Polish security officials, may be fake. Polish Interior Minister Marcin Kirwinski previously stated that the detainee is suspected of directly committing Skrepetsky's murder and may also be involved in other crimes committed in Poland in 2022.

Islam Belokiev*, an activist with the Chechen diaspora in Poland, commenting on unconfirmed reports about the detainee's origins, noted that he links the murder to the activities of Russian intelligence services.

“Even if the detainee is from Chechnya, such an act would not have happened without the involvement of Russian special services. Ramzan Kadyrov is probably very happy that this crime is attributed to him, because, in his opinion, it enhances his reputation as a ruthless, vengeful person. But even if he is involved, it is only as the perpetrator, not as the initiator or the main culprit,” Onet.pl quoted him as saying on June 18.

The "Caucasian Knot" has compiled stories of the elimination of Ramzan Kadyrov's opponents in the EU in the fact sheet "Murders of Kadyrov's Critics in the EU".

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