Analysis: How the mysterious deaths of 23 elite Russians sparked a global murder mystery
that without thorough investigations there could only be speculation as to the causes, but dubbed the oligarchs’ deaths “highly unusual”.
“Being a wealthy oligarch means you have many layers of protection around you,” he said. “If not bodyguards, then at least private drivers and personal assistants who manage everything for them. When they stay at hotels, they are usually on floors that require extra security access or have staff posted at elevators. These are not people who randomly fall off roofs or out of windows.
He said the deaths were not necessarily suspicious in isolation but, given the weight of numbers, he could not exclude at least some being the result of foul play. “So as individual cases they sound plausible, although as the numbers build you can’t help start taking more notice.”
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