Yury Shutov
Yury Titovich Shutov | |
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| Born | March 16, 1946 |
| Died | December 12, 2014 (aged 68) White Swan maximum security prison |
| Occupation | ex deputy of Saint Petersburg Legislative Assembly |
| Known for | public accusations of Vladimir Putin |
Yury Titovich Shutov (Russian: Юрий Титович Шутов, March 16, 1946 – December 12, 2014) was a Russian politician who is known for collecting incriminating evidence against Vladimir Putin at the time when Putin worked as an aid of the former Saint Petersburg Mayor Anatoly Sobchak. Shutov was convicted to life in prison on criminal charges that have been allegedly fabricated to punish him for making public accusations of Putin.