The Russian police added Abbas Galyamov, who was the author of Vladimir Putin’s speeches for several years, to the list of suspects in criminal prosecution, writes The Guardian with reference to the Associated Press. This is the Kremlin’s latest step in suppressing dissent.

Abbas Galyamov wrote speeches for Vladimir Putin during his premiership, in the period 2008-2012. Later, Gallyamov became a well-known political consultant and analyst, often quoted by the Russian and foreign press. He has been living abroad for the past few years.

On Friday, Russian news agencies and an AP journalist discovered that Gallyamov was on the run in the Russian Interior Ministry’s database, which listed him as wanted “under an article of the Criminal Code,” without further details.

Last month, the Ministry of Justice of Russia added Abbas Gallyamov to the register of foreign agents, accusing him of “disseminating materials created by foreign agents to an unlimited number of people, opposing the conduct of a special military operation in Ukraine and participating in it as an expert.” information platforms offered by foreign structures”.

What does Abbas Gallyamov, the man who wrote Putin’s speeches, say

According to The Guardian, Abbas Gallyamov told the Associated Press on Friday that he learned from the press that he was on Moscow’s wanted list. Gallyamov says that the law enforcement agencies did not contact him, so he does not know what charges are being brought against him in Russia.

• “I believe that it is officially a crime to humiliate the glory of the army.
• It is being used against anyone who refuses to step up the Kremlin’s games and tries to conduct an objective and impartial analysis of what is happening,” he said, describing Moscow’s actions against him as part of its “strategy of intimidation.”

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