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| Alexander Litvinenko | Alexander Litvinenko |
| Once a senior officer in the FSB until his dismissal for publicly airing corruption allegations, Litvinenko became an outspoken critic of Vladimir Putin when he fled with his family to Turkey and then to Britain in 2000. Granted political asylum, he lived in a small house in north London until 2006 when polonium-201 was slipped into his tea during a meeting at a hotel on Grosvenor Square and he died a painful death from radiation poisoning. Russia has refused to extradite the chief suspect in the murder, Andrei Lugovoi, and the case continues to cause serious strain in relations with the Kremlin. Lawyers for Litvinenko's widow, Marina, have alleged that the British government is trying to stall an ongoing inquest into his death because of his alleged ties to MI6. | Once a senior officer in the FSB until his dismissal for publicly airing corruption allegations, Litvinenko became an outspoken critic of Vladimir Putin when he fled with his family to Turkey and then to Britain in 2000. Granted political asylum, he lived in a small house in north London until 2006 when polonium-201 was slipped into his tea during a meeting at a hotel on Grosvenor Square and he died a painful death from radiation poisoning. Russia has refused to extradite the chief suspect in the murder, Andrei Lugovoi, and the case continues to cause serious strain in relations with the Kremlin. Lawyers for Litvinenko's widow, Marina, have alleged that the British government is trying to stall an ongoing inquest into his death because of his alleged ties to MI6. |
| Arkadi 'Badri' Patarkatsishvili | Arkadi 'Badri' Patarkatsishvili |
| A flamboyant businessman and politician known for his white handlebar moustache, Patarkatsishvili fled Russia in 2001 and was forced out of his native Georgia in 2007 amid allegations that he was plotting a coup. In exile he became an increasingly vocal critic of the government of Mikheil Saakashvili. After spending a year travelling between Britain and Tel Aviv, the 52-year-old suffered a fatal heart attack at his mansion in Surrey in 2008. His property was checked for traces of radiation but his death was attributed to natural causes. | A flamboyant businessman and politician known for his white handlebar moustache, Patarkatsishvili fled Russia in 2001 and was forced out of his native Georgia in 2007 amid allegations that he was plotting a coup. In exile he became an increasingly vocal critic of the government of Mikheil Saakashvili. After spending a year travelling between Britain and Tel Aviv, the 52-year-old suffered a fatal heart attack at his mansion in Surrey in 2008. His property was checked for traces of radiation but his death was attributed to natural causes. |
| Alexander Perepilichnyy | Alexander Perepilichnyy |
| A key informer in the case against those accused of orchestrating the campaign against Sergei Magnitsky, a whistleblowing lawyer who died in prison, Perepilichnyy died while out jogging on the roads around his heavily guarded house in Surrey in November. Two postmortems failed to establish the cause of death. A shadowy figure who is understood to have fled to Britain in 2009 with his wife and two young children, Perepilichnyy, 44, was reportedly helping Swiss investigators looking at corrupt Russian officials who used Swiss bank accounts to stash the proceeds from large-scale fraud. The source of Perepilichnyy's own wealth is unclear, but he worked for an asset management fund in Moscow until he discovered that many of his clients were alleged to have been behind the imprisonment of Magnitsky. | A key informer in the case against those accused of orchestrating the campaign against Sergei Magnitsky, a whistleblowing lawyer who died in prison, Perepilichnyy died while out jogging on the roads around his heavily guarded house in Surrey in November. Two postmortems failed to establish the cause of death. A shadowy figure who is understood to have fled to Britain in 2009 with his wife and two young children, Perepilichnyy, 44, was reportedly helping Swiss investigators looking at corrupt Russian officials who used Swiss bank accounts to stash the proceeds from large-scale fraud. The source of Perepilichnyy's own wealth is unclear, but he worked for an asset management fund in Moscow until he discovered that many of his clients were alleged to have been behind the imprisonment of Magnitsky. |
| German Gorbuntsov | German Gorbuntsov |
| A banker believed to have links with Russia's security services and powerful figures in the North Caucasus republic of Chechnya, Gorbuntsev fled to London in 2010 after disputes with a group of fellow financiers. Vladimir Antonov, former owner of Portsmouth football club, initially linked Gorbuntsov to an attempt on the life of his father, Alexander Antonov, in Moscow in 2009. But the two men ended their feud and Gorbuntsov was scheduled to give evidence on the plot against Antonov Sr in a few weeks' time when he was shot six times by an unknown assailant in Canary Wharf last year. Doctors put him in a medically induced coma and managed to save his life. He has claimed that the same people are likely to have been behind the assassination attempts against both himself and Antonov. | A banker believed to have links with Russia's security services and powerful figures in the North Caucasus republic of Chechnya, Gorbuntsev fled to London in 2010 after disputes with a group of fellow financiers. Vladimir Antonov, former owner of Portsmouth football club, initially linked Gorbuntsov to an attempt on the life of his father, Alexander Antonov, in Moscow in 2009. But the two men ended their feud and Gorbuntsov was scheduled to give evidence on the plot against Antonov Sr in a few weeks' time when he was shot six times by an unknown assailant in Canary Wharf last year. Doctors put him in a medically induced coma and managed to save his life. He has claimed that the same people are likely to have been behind the assassination attempts against both himself and Antonov. |
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