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Monday, May 1, 2006
Volume:
22
Issue:
5
179
Abstract:
On March 2, 2006, Russia’s general prosecutor announced that the Russian government has renewed its U.K. extradition request to the UK for Boris Berezovsky, accusing Berezovsky of new crimes: performing acts directed at the violent seizure of power. The announcement followed a warning from Jack Straw, British foreign secretary, to Berezovsky against campaigning to overthrow Russia’s government. According to a media report, in January Berezovsky told Ekho Moskvy, a Moscow radio station, that he had been planning the forced takeover of power in Russia for 18 months ... [more]