The article seems to say that if he can't be found it's a near get-out-of-jail card for later when the war ends and he comes out of hiding. Maybe it's a fair be

The article seems to say that if he can't be found it's a near get-out-of-jail card for later when the war ends and he comes out of hiding. Maybe it's a fair bet that he won't be identified/noticed later, but if he is (17k followers?) it seems likely Putin/the government would find some way to punish him.