http://www.larouchepac.com/news/2008/02/01/why-are-so-many-russian-criminals-living-london.html
Why Are So Many Russian Criminals Living in London? February 1, 2008 (LPAC)--Leading Russian commentators have been pointing a finger at Britain's role in undermining Russia; Lyndon LaRouche's September 2007 interview is posted throughout Russia under the title, “The Danger Comes from London;” and a U.S. intelligence source asked EIR, “Why is it that so many Russian criminals are living in London?” The latest development in the unmistakable pattern is that the Kremlin is demanding the extradition from Great Britain of Russian oligarch Yuri Nikitin who is accused of a 250 million pound fraud against Russia's shipping fleet. British authorities confirmed that an arrest request has been sent to the Home Secretary in London, but--like many other Russian government warrants--has not so far been acted on. Speaking from his new home in Berkshire, England, for which he paid 9 million pounds in cash, Nikitin said: “I want British government protection.” Russian authorities hired a British security firm run by a former SAS officer to investigate Nikitin's offshore assets, reported the Guardian of London today. His British property is registered to a front company run for Nikitin by London city solicitor Lawrence Graham. He is accused of looting the state-controlled shipping company Sovcomflot by bribing its former executives to give him “sweetheart” tanker deals. Sovcomflot, now run by former transport minister Sergei Frank, operates one of the world's largest merchant fleets and provides liquefied natural gas tankers for the energy giant Gazprom. Nikitin has at least another 100 million pounds frozen in Russian bank accounts. The Guardian then lists no less than ten Russian oligarchs wanted by Moscow, most of whom are sitting quite safely in Britain including: Akhmed Zakayev, Chechen politician, wanted for terrrorism; Britain refused to extradite him in 2003; Mikhail Gutseriyev former head of oil giant Russneft, Britain refused to extradite him on fraud and tax charges; Boris Berezovsky, accused of embezzlement and given asylum in Britain since 2002; Yuly Dubov, a Berezovsky ally, who Britain has refused to extradite in 2003 on fraud charges. Britain also refused extradition on leading officials of the bankrupted Russian oil giant, Yukos: Alexander Temerko, the former vice-president of Yukos; Natalia Chernysheva, Former Yukos manager; and Dmitri Maruev, another former Yukos manager. These are only a few of the leading cases of accused criminals who stand protected in Britain, as the British run a “managed chaos” scenario against Russia.
