(UTV|COLOMBO) – UK police have begun to contact a number of Russian exiles to discuss their safety as they investigate the murder of businessman Nikolai Glushkov.
The 68-year-old’s body was found at his home in south London on 12 March.
The BBC has been told police and the security services have reassessed their view that exiles are at a low risk.
Former Aeroflot executive Mr Glushkov was given political asylum in 2010 and the UK had blocked attempts by Russia to extradite him.
Police say there is no evidence at this stage linking Mr Glushkov’s death to the poisoning of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Yulia, in Salisbury on 4 March.
Courtesy: BBC
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