BBC news July 8 Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin is reportedly

러 경찰, 프리고진 압수수색 '반역자 사냥' 시작됐나

The Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin is reportedly back in Russia, not Belarus.
And Russia's clear efforts to discredit him reached new heights with leaked images of his mansion.
Lee Seung-jae has more.

Footage released Wednesday by Russian state TV channel Rossiya-1 TV, showed the Kremlin's FSB security service as it raided the office and villa of Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin.
The channel's coverage strongly condemned the Wagner Group chief, calling him a 'traitor', over last month's short-lived insurrection.
Contrary to Russian President Vladimir Putin's pledge that he won't be prosecuting Prigozhin as part of a deal brokered by the Belarusian leader, it seems Moscow may actually be making a move to punish the Wagner chief for his role in the armed rebellion against the state.
Meanwhile, pro-Kremlin media outlet Izvestia also shared images it obtained of the raid on Prigozhin's home, which showed a large collection of guns, a shelf of wigs, and a medical room.
Images also showed fake passports that may belong to the Wagner chief, as well as gold bars and piles of cash, with Russian media portraying him as a greedy and violent petty thief.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov however, downplayed the raid, saying the government has no interest in Prigozhin.

"We don't track his movements. We neither have the opportunity to nor wish to do that."
Despite reports last month that Prigozhin may be in exile in Belarus, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said Thursday that the Wagner Group head is in St. Petersburg and not in Belarus.
According to the BBC, his private jet had previously been tracked flying to Belarus in late June, and returning to Russia the same evening.
It also made several flights between St. Petersburg and Moscow, but it was not clear if Prigozhin was on the plane himself.
Lukashenko also added that the rest of the Wagner fighters were still at their bases, which could mean eastern Ukraine or a training base in Russia.
Lee Seung-jae, Arirang News.

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2023-07-07, 09:00 (KST)