Yassin was suspected of collaboration with US federal authorities – Rosbalt.RU

March 12, 2016, 10:12 | Lesin | death | investigation

 Senior Research Fellow of the London Institute for Strategic Dialogue, the former president of “Radio Liberty” Jeffrey Gedmin does not exclude that the former Russian press minister Mikhail Lesin, who died in Washington, DC, could cooperate with the US federal authorities in November 2015.

 The corresponding assumption he made in an interview with “Voice of America”. Publishing Reporter Jela De Francesco, referring to the US media reported that Lesin came to Washington allegedly because the US federal authorities were against it investigation and pressed him, so he went with them to cooperate, but no agreement was reached.

 Gedmin said that this option can not be ruled out, “I would say that this is possible. There are two important aspects: first – it seems that Lesin was beaten to death, and we know that the Russian authorities have a habit of physically to deal with people, which consisted in their service, but went into opposition. This – this thing that immediately alarming. The second factor: we do not know for sure what Lesin was doing in Washington? US Justice Department actually conducted the investigation against him, but he could come here and to see his mistress, and as a tourist, or a conference … The reasons can be as much as necessary. ”

 A member of the Institute for Strategic Dialogue described the circumstances of death “vague” Lesina. “Judge for yourself: we do not know what Lesin arrived in the United States. We also do not know why he was staying in the hotel Dupont Circle Hotel? Do not misunderstand me: it was not an oligarch, but it certainly was a wealthy man, who was supposed to stay in a more upscale hotel like the Four Seasons or Mandarin. Did he leave the hotel? if he took someone in his room? whether he lived alone or with someone? There are no clear answers to these questions or not, just as there are no answers to questions about exactly when the body was found, how long it there lay, and why he was not discovered sooner? “- He said, adding that all this “very vague” looks.

 Experts also worried that an investigation into the death of Yassin held “suspiciously slow”: “Of course, I can admit that the bureaucracy in Washington rotated with great difficulty. But, given what it represents Lesin and the possible political consequences of the incident, I would suggest that maybe someone in any American government office is still studying the matter more closely, with greater interest in shares . But in any case, I left with the impression that it is moving suspiciously slowly. »

 Gedmin said that Moscow is now try to use the case against the United States. “I personally would not that surprised, but rather struck by the degree of government duplicity Russia, which did not bother to order to separate fact from fiction, or even deliberately blurs the line between them”, – he underlined

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 Mikhail Lesin body was found Nov. 5, 2015. At first, the former press minister’s relatives said that the cause of death was a heart attack. On Friday it became known that forensic experts in the United States came to the conclusion that Lesin had died due to “blunt force head injuries.” Numerous injuries were found on the neck, arms and legs. In the statement, the medical examiner office and Washington police said that the nature of the death of Yassin is not installed. Police are still investigating.