‘Aussie Cossack’ Simeon Boikov associate James Walters found dead in Sydney after vanishing
EXCLUSIVE: Mystery surrounds the death of a close associate of the pro-Putin nationalist known as the ‘Aussie Cossack’ as he has been found dead after his disappearance 10 days ago
- Aussie Cossack employee found dead
- James Walters, 42, disappeared for 10 days
- Police consider the death suspicious
A man who was a close associate of ultra-nationalist pro-Putin supporter Simeon Boikov – known as the ‘Aussie Cossack’ – has been found dead by police.
James Walters, 42, was found by police in Sydney’s northern suburbs on May 23, some 10 days after he was reported missing on May 13.
NSW police told the Daily Mail Australia that police are convinced the body belonged to Mr Walters, who was last seen in Chatswood, a suburb in Sydney’s northwest.
“We were concerned for the man’s well-being,” a police spokesman said, adding that officers had seen nothing to indicate that the death was suspicious.
However, because the death is unexplained, the police prepare a report for the coroner.
James Walters, 42, was found dead by police in Sydney’s northern suburbs on May 23 after being reported missing for 10 days.
Mr Walters was often seen at rallies organized by ultra-Russian nationalist Simeon Boikov to support the invasion of Ukraine
Several photos show Mr. Walters attending rallies or other events organized by Mr. Boikov and other local supporters of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
In one photo, Mr Walters stands in front of a giant photographic portrait of Russian President Vladimir Putin holding a sign with the pro-invasion symbol ‘Z’.
“Ukraine is a terrorist state – support Russia,” the sign reads.
Other photos show Mr Walters with other symbols in support of Russia’s invasion of the neighboring country, which has engulfed both nations in a prolonged massacre and is now entering its second year.
On Telegram’s encrypted messaging service, Mr Boikov, who has locked himself up in the Russian consulate in Sydney after an arrest warrant was issued against him in January, paid tribute to Mr Walters.
“James was a young Australian man who was very sympathetic to Russia and opposed to Australia supporting the terrorist regime in Kiev,” Boikov wrote.
βHe was a bit eccentric, but always positive and sympathetic.
‘Aussie Cossack’ Simeon Boikov has taken to the encrypted messaging service Telegram to promote his wild theories about Mr Walters’ death
“Lately he started looking anxious and constantly complained that he was being hounded for supporting Russia and being threatened with reprisals.”
Boikov then made a series of wild accusations about local Ukrainians and the Australian government.
Last Tuesday, there was an outside party on the grounds of the Russian consulate to celebrate that Russian troops had taken the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut.
A group of Russian ultranationalists gathered at a consulate in Sydney on Tuesday to celebrate the fall of a Ukrainian city to Putin’s forces
Boikov has been detained in the Russian consulate since an arrest warrant was issued against him in January
A video of the rally showed about 50 men and male youth, dressed almost entirely in black, cheering the success and expressing their encouragement to the Russian armed forces and Mr Putin.
NSW Police were called to the event around 6pm and spoke to one of the men present, but took no further action.
Mr Boikov, who calls himself the Australian Cossack, has been living at the consulate since an arrest warrant was issued against him after he failed to show up for a court hearing in January.