Putin 'killed scientist' who died just two days after being jailed for 'treason'

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Vladimir Putin has been accused of killing a top Russian scientist who died just two days after being jailed for alleged treason.Dr Dmitry Kolker, 54, was in hospital with pancreatic cancer when he was whisked away by the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) and locked up in one of the country's most notorious jails on suspicion of spying.He was one of two leading academics accused of being in a Chinese spy ring by the FSB - the top government body once headed up by Putin.READ MORE:Partially paralysed man able to feed himself after robotic arms connected to brainDr Kolker’s family branded the treatment of the top scientist by Putin’s security services as "torture" after he was dragged from his death bed.They had warned that Dr Kolker was too ill with cancer to even have any more chemotherapy or treatment.After being flown four hours to Moscow, he was jailed at Lefortovo prison before being rushed to hospital where he died early on Saturday.His son, Maxim Kolker, 22, said: "The FSB killed my father, knowing his condition.

They didn't even let our family say goodbye."He blamed the spy case investigator - named as Morozov - along with the judge who approved his dad's detention and "the entire state machinery".“I hope you will answer for your actions," Maxim said. "It took you two days to kill a man and now me and my family are without a father."To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.His heartbroken sister Alina Mironova, 29, said: "This is a great tragedy for our family.

It should not have happened like this."The FSB claimed it had medical authorisation to unplug Dr Kolker from his hospital drip and lock him up.But a source said paranoid Putin is "seeing spies.