# Poland detains second suspect in murder of Russian artist and Putin critic Semyon Skrepetsky

https://mins.news/en/item/111587

- Meduza, 2026-10-22 17:56 UTC
- World
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/10/22/poland-detains-second-suspect-in-murder-of-russian-artist-and-putin-critic-semyon-skrepetsky

> Poland’s Internal Security Agency detained a 22-year-old Georgian citizen over the murder of Russian performance artist Semyon Skrepetsky. He was charged with aiding and abetting murder and illegally possessing weapons and ammunition, and denied the charges. Skrepetsky was killed in Biała Podlaska on June 15; a first suspect had been detained earlier.