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Ex-Putin aide Mikhail Lesin died of 'blow to the head' - BBC News - 0 views

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  • Ex-Putin aide Mikhail Lesin died of 'blow to the head'
  • A former aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin, who was found dead in the US last year, died of a blow to the head, coroners say.
  • Mikhail Lesin also had blunt force injuries to the neck, torso, arms and legs, Washington DC's chief medical examiner said.
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  • After his death, his family members were quoted by Russian media as saying he had suffered a heart attack.
  • He worked as an aide to the presidency between 2004 and 2009, and was instrumental in the creation of Russia's state-funded international broadcaster, RT (formerly known as Russia Today).
  • In 2000, Lesin authorised the takeover of the NTV channel owned by oligarch Vladimir Gusinsky, who agreed to the move in order to secure his release from detention and to have criminal charges against him dropped.
  • The chief medical examiner provided no further details from the post-mortem examination.
  • "clarification from Washington and relevant official data on the progress of the investigation".
  • Some of the properties reported to have been bought by companies connected to the family include, according to the LA Times, a house in the Pacific Palisades for almost $4m and a house in Beverley Hills bought in 2011 for almost $14m.
  • Lesin's Gazprom-Media group is owned by Gazprombank which, in turn, has links to Bank Rossiya, described by the the EU and US authorities as "the personal bank" of top Russian officials.
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