Longtime Kremlin propagandist admitted to mental hospital

Long-time Kremlin propagandist is, according to media reports, after a surprising one political U-turn admitted to a psychiatric clinic become.

The Blogger Ilja Remeslo be in St. Petersburg Psychiatry Number 3 been admitted, reported the Russian internet portal Your font. Previously, Remeslo, who was previously known as an informer of the Russian opposition, had been with sharp criticism of Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin caused a stir.

Political change of heart

He wrote on his Telegram channel that Putin was illegitimate as president and should be court-martialed. Remeslo complained that Putin had led the country into a political and economic deadlock with the Ukraine war, stifled media freedom and was now in the process of shutting down the Internet.

The statements led to numerous speculations, as the 42-year-old lawyer had previously appeared as a prosecution witness in the trials against Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny and had publicly cheered the annexation of Crimea.

The reaction of the Russian authorities to Remeslo’s change of heart should also be seen as a warning. Even during Soviet times, mental hospitals were used as an instrument to suppress dissidents.

The forced placement of numerous dissidents there served to discredit them and break their will.