It was a shocking discovery near the outskirts of Moscow today as a regional politician who had recently thrown his support behind Russian President Vladimir Putin was found dead outside his home. The politician, Sergei Yegorov, had openly supported Putin in the last election and consequently rose to a prominent local position with a large voting base from his region.
The exact cause of death has yet to be determined, however Russian authorities have been quick to announce that it appears to have been of natural causes. However, many have expressed their doubts about the announcement as regional politics in Russia have become increasingly unstable in recent years. Yegorov was no stranger to controversy and as he began to raise his profile in Putin’s camp so the level of threats he received started to rise.
The day before his death Yegorov had been at a press conference with his supporters discussing his newly formed platform and the goals he planned to accomplish in the next four years. He appeared to be in good health and had no outward signs or complaints of any kind to infer that something could be wrong.
The day of Yegorov’s death was also filled with tension as he had been fighting a legal battle with a local business mogul. It is being speculated that the incident could be more than an unfortunate coincidence and that it could be related to the tense political climate in the region.
This sudden tragedy has cast a very dark cloud over the local political arena and has left many to wonder what other kinds of dangers are waiting around the corner for other Putin supporters. It remains to be seen if there will be any further developments in this unsettling case.
