Forensic examination: Lesin died from blows with a dumb object

The cause of the death of the former minister of the press and ex-head of Gazprom-Media Mikhail Lesin Steel "stupid strength injuries of the head." According to RIA Novosti, this was announced by the director of the office of the forensic expert Washington Lashon Bimon. According to her, Lesin also received stupid injuries of the neck, body, upper and lower extremities.

At the same time, the joint statement of the office of the forensic expert and the Washington police says that the circumstances of Lesin’s death have not yet been established, and the police "continues to actively investigate the incident."

Meanwhile, according to the source of The New York Times, some injuries found on the body of Lesin were received even before returning to the hotel room where he was later found. According to the source, they could be obtained during a quarrel.

In turn, Reuters sources in US law enforcement agencies claim that Washington’s police can re -qualify the case for a murder article.

The representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, said that Moscow is expecting official data on the progress of the investigation from Washington. "The Russian Embassy in the United States repeatedly sent requests on the progress of the investigation of the circumstances of the death of a Russian citizen through diplomatic channels. The American side did not tell us any substantive information. If the information voiced today in the media will be confirmed, the Russian competent authorities will send a request for international legal assistance to the American side," she wrote on her Facebook.

Later on Friday, the desire to receive official information about the cause of the death of Lesin was announced in the Kremlin about the desire to receive from the United States. “We expect that detailed official information will be provided to us,” said Dmitry Peskov, press secretary of Vladimir Putin.

The Russian Embassy in Washington is in constant contact with US law enforcement agencies, investigating the circumstances of Lesin’s death, said Yuri Melnik, spokeswoman for the Russian diplomatic mission. At the same time, he emphasized that it is important to maintain the inviolability of the personal life of the victim's family.

On March 9, the ABC7 television channel said that the forensic experts of the Colombia district find it difficult to name the death of the ex-head of Gazprom-Media. The material noted that in 90 percent of cases, the National Association of Judicial Executives determines the cause of death within 90 days. However, the term may increase if, when clarifying the cause of death, experts face difficulties.

On November 5, 2015, Lesin died at the Dupont Circle Hotel hotel in the Washington Central District. Representatives of his family then said that the cause of death was a heart attack. In a brief report of the police of the American capital, it was noted that the policeman entered Lesin’s room and saw his body on the floor. The caused paramedics stated death, and the body was sent for examination. Regarding the possible causes of death, the report only said that there were no gunshot wounds on the body.

On November 10, the head of the apparatus of the chief forensic expert Washington Beverly Fields said that the determination of the causes of Lesin’s death could take up to three months .

According to her, when the investigation will be completed, the Office of the forensic expert will report the cause of death. Fields also clarified that the text of the conclusion of the pathologist will not be published. In addition to relatives and police, interested parties will only be able to receive it through the court.

From 1999 to 2004, Lesin was the Minister of Printing, Broadcasting and Mass Communications. He played one of the key roles in the establishment of state monopoli on television. In 2000, Lesin signed the famous Protocol No. 6 (an appendix to an agreement with Gazprom-Media), which guaranteed the media Magnate Vladimir Gusinsky the termination of the criminal case in exchange for his assets.