PUTIN’S top doctor has been detained by the FSB after “seeking to flee the country”.
Viktor Trukhin, 59, who is believed to know Vladimir Putin’s medical secrets vanished six days ago after being fired from his senior post at a top state institute amid “fraud” allegations.
A lawyer by education, he reportedly has full knowledge of Russia’s latest research and development in the field of vaccines, serums and “bacterial preparations”.
Trukhin was arrested by Vladimir Putin’s FSB counterintelligence service after attempting to escape abroad via Belarus, reported Telegram channel Cheka-OGPU.
Trukhin was the director of the St. Petersburg Research Institute of Vaccines and Serums for 11 years before he went missing and was simultaneously sacked from his position by the Federal Medical Biological Agency (FMBA).
The institute Trukhin headed is part of the FMBA which is a Russian state body tasked with ensuring the country’s radiation, chemical, and biological safety, and spearheading health protection.
FMBA said Russian law enforcement agencies have been handed a dossier alleging his involvement in fraud following a check regarding corruption claims, it was reported.
“He tried to leave the Russian Federation for Belarus and was detained by officers of the Russian FSB, who apparently knew that the director…planned to travel abroad,” the channel added.