Police in Poland are investigating the murder of a Russian artist and vocal critic of President Vladimir Putin.
Polish prosecutors say Robert K, known as the artist Semyon Skrepetsky, was shot dead on Monday morning in the Polish town of Biała Podlaska, about 40km from the Belarusian border.
The 44-year-old was shot five times in the head, chest and back in a car park in the town, located about 600m from the Belarusian consulate.
Semyon Skrepetsky was the pseudonym used by Robert Kuzovkov.
He was known for his caricatures of politicians, including Putin, Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko and Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov.
Marcin Kozak, the spokesman for the district prosecutor’s office in the eastern city of Lublin says police have detained two Belarusian citizens, aged 33 and 37, near the Belarusian consulate in the town and their role in the incident is still being determined.
By BBC
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