Mar 03, 2022 10:45:00

Russian wealthy man gives President Putin a prize of 100 million yen, 'life or death does not matter'

Russian-born wealthy

man Alex Konanykhin has accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of being a 'war criminal who became president for unconstitutional law' and accused him of being a $ 1 million (about 115 million). When I paid the prize (yen), I found that I was posting on SNS. He also expressed his support for Ukraine, which has been invaded by Russia since February 24, 2022.

Russian-born entrepreneur offers $ 1 million bounty for Putin's arrest | KATV
https://katv.com/news/nation-world/russian-entrepreneur-offers-1-million-bounty-for-putins-arrest-russia-vladimir-alex-konanykhin-ukraine

$ 1 million bounty on Vladimir Putin's head offered by Russian businessman | Marca
https://www.marca.com/en/lifestyle/world-news/2022/03/02/621fc50d22601d606a8b45ba.html

On March 2, 2022, American television station KATV posted on SNS such as LinkedIn that Alex Konanykhin, a wealthy man who had been exiled from Russia to the United States, 'will give President Putin a $ 1 million bounty.' I reported. An image with the words 'Inquirer: Life or Death. Massacre Vladimir Putin' is attached to the post, and it was deleted at the time of writing the article, probably because it hinted at the murder.

In a reposted post without an image attached, Konanykhin said, 'I will give Putin $ 1 million to those who arrested Putin as a war criminal under Russian and international law, as required by the Constitution. I promise to pay. Putin gained power through a special operation to blow up apartments in Russia, then eliminated free elections and violated the constitution of killing opponents, so the Russian president As a Russian citizen and as a Russian citizen, I believe it is my moral obligation to promote the denation of Russia, and I am trying to withstand the onslaught of Putin's army. We will continue to support the heroic efforts of Ukraine. '


According to KATV, Konanykhin has a feud with his hometown of Russia. Born in 1966, he was expelled from school because he ran a company when he was a college student at the Moscow Physics and Technology University. After that, he got on the wave of economic reforms under the Gorbachev administration, became the president of a major construction company in just a few years, and also started running a bank, and in 1992 he was one of the wealthiest people in Russia. It is said that it has become.

In 1996, he and his wife were arrested in the United States for breach of status of residence, allegedly following charges of embezzlement of funds from Russian banks by Russian authorities.

Eventually recognized for political asylum in the United States, Konanykhin set up a remote work management service company and appeared on the social media show Unicorn Hunters, where entrepreneurs sell their ideas to investors. There seems to be.

'My offer for prizes seems to be in the spotlight,' he wrote on Facebook. 'If 1000 people pay $ 1 million, it's going to be $ 1 billion.' ..