Russian authorities detained Mikhail Polyakov, a former FSB colonel, last week. Polyakov reportedly ran a Telegram channel that covered internal Kremlin politics.
Russian authorities detained a former Federal Security Service colonel who reportedly ran the"Kremlin Laundress" Telegram channel which covers internal Kremlin politics, a crackdown that hints at rising tensions between the government and its principal security agency.
Russian broadcaster RBC, citing a source close to Russia's Ministry of Internal Affairs, reported that Mikhail Polyakov is suspected of extorting influential politicians and businessmen. Moscow City police detained him at his apartment on July 14 on suspicion of extortion. Independent investigative news outlet Important Stories reported that Polyakov, who worked with the FSB until 2022, was arrested for starting to"do business" in pro-Kremlin Telegram channels without the consent of the leadership. He reportedly worked in coordination with Putin's deputy chief of staff, Sergey Kiriyenko, and took orders from the mayor of Moscow.
Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses troops from the Defense Ministry, National Guard, FSB security service and Interior Ministry gathered on the Sobornaya Square from the porch of the the Palace of the Facets on the grounds of the Kremlin in central Moscow on June 27, 2023.Earlier, investigators alleged that Polyakov received a large amount of money between 2020 and 2023 from a Russian company for promising not to publish negative information about the firm online.
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