Putin's authority: in ISW ​​explained why Prigogine was publicly pardoned

Analysts say that the founder of the Wagner group has no legal authority to make a decision on amnesty of convicts. The founder of the Russian military group "Wagner Group" Yevgeny Prigogin is trying to raise his level of political influence in the Russian Federation. This conclusion was reached by analysts of the Institute of War Study (ISW) in its report on January 5.

The publication indicated that Prigogine has publicly declared the pardon of Russian prisoners, which were conquered in Ukraine for half a year in Ukraine in the Wagner Group. At the same time, the businessman does not have the necessary authority for this procedure. The Kremlin's press service did not provide any confirmation because the documents issued by the prisoners of criminals really remove all the accusations from them.

According to Russian law, the right to pardon prisoners is only with the President of the Russian Federation. Regional pardon or individuals may apply to the Head of State with a request for one or another prisoner. "It is not excluded that Prigogine has applied for a pardon of former prisoners. in ISW. Experts claim that Yevgeny Prigogin tries to show the public that he has sufficient influence in Russia to declare amnesty to the Wagnets.

It is assumed that the businessman expects to raise his authority among the Russian audience. Only Putin, "the report says. Public pardon by Wagner's Group fighters can be shown in prison on the eve of a recruitment Yevgeny Prigogin confessed to Russian journalists that the promotion of Russian mercenaries in Bakhmut is slow and difficult. According to him, Ukrainian The military was created in the city of "five hundred lines of defense".