The "minister" of the occupying authorities in Crimea may be related to smuggler Kurshutov, who was removed from sanctions by the National Security and Defense Council, reports say.

The smuggler Seyar Kurtushov, who has been removed from the sanctions list of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC), may have held a Russian passport since 2014 and could be linked to a family business in the temporarily occupied Crimea by Russia.

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According to media reports, members of this family possess Russian citizenship and operate a business in the occupied territory, as reported by "DS".

Specifically, Seyar Kurtushov's brother, Amet Kurtushov, is the manager of the "Five Principles" clinic in occupied Simferopol.

The founder of the clinic, according to registries, is Osman Kurtushov. This year, the Kurtushov family business received the all-Russian business award "Leader of the Year," which was presented in Simferopol, and a local media outlet even interviewed Amet.

Former people's deputy Igor Mosiychuk highlighted another family member in his Telegram channel — Albert Kurtushov, who holds the position of the so-called Minister of Internal Policy, Information, and Communications of Crimea, appointed by the occupying authorities.

"In this Crimean Tatar-Russian family of Kurtushovs, there is another character - Albert Kurtushov - a titled employee of the FSB, who has been working for the occupying power for years. We are talking about the so-called Minister of Internal Policy, Information, and Communications of Crimea, who was appointed to this 'position' by the occupiers. Google who this is, and you will understand everything. What else is this family hiding, and how many secrets will be revealed? Prepare yourselves, the most interesting is yet to come," Mosiychuk announces.