This is just one of many reactions after Russian President Vladimir Putin pardoned Vladislav Kanyus.
Last year, the 27-year-old was sentenced to 17 years in prison after being found guilty of brutally killing his girlfriend. But because Putin lacks soldiers willing to fight, Russia has released tens of thousands of convicts.
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Many of them are in prison for extremely serious crimes. They have other people’s lives and serious cases of violence on their conscience, but still escape if they agree to wear a uniform and be handed a weapon.
High-profile criminals are lured with freedom – many die
Russian President Vladimir Putin is pardoning criminals convicted of very serious crimes if they are willing to fight for his brutal war of occupation. (Photo by Mikhail METZEL/POOL/AFP)
The released prisoners have been lured with large sums of money and a pardon if they serve six months. During 2023, a number of hardened criminals have regained their freedom. Now they are spreading fear.
In the Russian and international media, one story worse than the other has been published about murderers and other criminals who have returned to their places of origin and terrorized the population again.
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Among those pardoned by Putin are several criminals involved in high-profile, violent murders, according to the Independent Russian website Agencywhich engages in investigative journalism.
Was going to collect possessions: Was tortured for hours
The Putin regime’s silk gloves of criminals have created growing anger in the Russian population. They cannot understand the logic of perpetrators escaping punishment and regaining their freedom. The fact that other Russians do not have to go to the front because criminals wear uniforms is secondary.
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One of the worst stories is now being rolled out in all its horror. Vera Pekhteleva (23) was raped and killed by her ex-boyfriend Vladislav Kanyus (27) with 111 stab wounds.
The woman had previously broken up with Kanyus. When she visited Kanyu’s apartment in the city of Kemerovo in January 2020 to collect her belongings, it had fatal consequences, writes CBS News.
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– He is scum, he is not human
According to the verdict, Kanyus raped and tortured her for several hours. He then murdered Vera with a knife. In July 2022, Vladislav Kanyus was sentenced to 17 years in prison for the brutal murder, which received wide coverage in the Russian media.
Vera’s mother, Oksana Pekhteleva, is shocked by the pardon, which is said to have happened in secret in April.
– He is scum, he is not human. My child is rotting in the grave, and I have been deprived of everything in my life, all hope, says the mother.
She was shocked when she received a photo of her daughter’s killer wearing a military uniform surrounded by other Russian soldiers. Pekhteleva’s family was not informed of the release in advance.
– I thought I was going crazy
Only a week ago, Vera’s father received an official message from the local prosecutor’s office informing them that Kanyus had been pardoned and sent to the front line. The Kremlin has expressed no regret for this.
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– I thought I was going crazy. I continued to zoom in on this image, staring in disbelief into his face. You know how the human psyche is, the first stage is denial, says Pekhteleva, according to The Sun.
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More than 100,000 inmates are said to have been offered free rent in exchange for service at the front. It was the Wagner Group that first started the campaign by recruiting prisoners.
After Prigozhin’s death, the Russian authorities have taken over the recruitment. Putin lacks soldiers, and in order not to have to forcibly mobilize the Russian middle class, and not become unpopular before the presidential election in March, criminals have been preferred because they are easier to mobilize.
Peskov: – They pay for crimes with blood on the battlefield
Putin’s press spokesman, Dmitry Peskov. Photo: Kremlin Pool Photo via AP / NTB Photo: NTB
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov defends the recruitment of criminals.
– Convicts, including those convicted of serious crimes, serve their crimes with blood on the battlefield, in assault brigades, under bullets, under grenades, says Peskov.
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Human rights activist Alena Popova represents the family of the deceased Vera Pekhteleva. She is sitting on a lot of information about how released convicts return from the front and commit new, serious crimes.
– People are afraid to speak up
Popova and her colleagues are belittled by people who have already come into contact with, or fear seeing, their abusers or the murderers of their loved ones, in the open street, writes Washington Post.
– Most cases do not lead to newspaper headlines, because people are afraid to speak out. Affected families fear repercussions because their abusers are fighting what Putin has described as a war for Russia’s future. All this prevents us from shedding light on how massive this problem really is, says Popova.
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Criticizing public authorities is dangerous in Russia. Many human rights activists have been arrested and severely punished. Critics are branded as foreign agents. Putin shows no mercy.
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“This state hates women”
According to Kyiv Post Many Russians are outraged by the many pardons, which is expressed on social media, among other things.
“Everything is going to break. How many of these murderers, rapists and scoundrels are pardoned and set free.”
“This state hates women.”
“The news of this man’s release evokes not only anger and aggression, but rather a sense of devastation, hopelessness and darkness. This news sticks like a lump in my throat.”
– Everyone was super traumatized
Human rights activist Alena Popova summarizes the situation as follows The Guardian about the many criminals who are at large many years before the sentence has been fully served.
– They return to a situation where they must now set the rules of the game. They are all super traumatized, no one is working with them to socialize them, and I think there will be a wave of murder, rape and domestic violence.
Russian authorities continue to release prisoners from prisons to wage war against neighboring Ukraine. Many do not survive the enlistment period, but instead end up dead and wounded on the battlefield, often after serving in Putin’s stormtroopers.
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