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Nikolai Glushkov, a friend and business partner of Boris Berezovsky, died in London. Kommersant reported signs of strangulation on his neck
Nikolai Glushkov, a friend and business partner of businessman Boris Berezovsky, who received asylum in the UK after criminal prosecution in Russia, died in London. Glushkov’s death was announced by Demyan Kudryavtsev, a member of the board of directors of Vedomosti.
Kudryavtsev told the radio station “Moscow Speaks”: “We have mutual friends, they reported the death. I don’t know anything about the specific reason, but he was an elderly man. He died in London at home."
The Kommersant newspaper reports , citing acquaintances of Glushkov, that signs of strangulation were found on his neck, while it is unclear whether this is a case of murder or suicide.
According to Kommersant's sources, the businessman had health problems. Perhaps these circumstances could have become a reason for suicide. However, the official investigation has only just begun. Mr. Glushkov's house is still cordoned off by the police.
- Nikolai Glushkov worked at the LogoVaz company, created by Boris Berezovsky, and later was the general director of AvtoVAZ and deputy director of Aeroflot.
- In 2000, Glushkov was arrested on charges of fraud. The court dropped this charge, but sentenced him to three years and three months in prison for abuse of power and attempted escape. Glushkov was released because he served this term in custody during the investigation.
- In 2010, Glushkov received political asylum in the UK. In 2017, he was tried in absentia in Russia and sentenced to eight years in prison on charges of embezzling $122 million from Aeroflot.
- Boris Berezovsky died in the UK in March 2013. The investigation concluded that he committed suicide.