Poland detains second suspect in murder of Russian artist who criticised Putin

WARSAW, Oct 22 - Polish authorities have detained a second suspect in the June murder of a Russian artist who had criticized President Vladimir Putin, secret service chief Tomasz Siemoniak said on Thursday.• Robert Kuzovkov, also known as Semyon Skrepetsky, died after he was hit by five bullets in the eastern Polish city of Biala Podlaska in June.• Kuzovkov was known for his work criticizing Russian authorities and had staged a protest in Berlin shortly before the shooting.• At the time, Polish authorities detained a 36-year-old man, who they said was using a Georgian passport.• The second man, a 22-year-old Georgian national suspected of complicity in the murder, had been placed in pre-trial detention for three months by a court, Siemoniak wrote on X on Thursday. REUTERS