A criminal case has been opened in Russia over the attempted murder of Skripal.
The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation opened criminal cases for the attempted premeditated murder of Yulia Skripal, and for the murder of Nikolai Glushkov in London. This was reported on the official website of the department.
The report emphasizes that both Skripal and the late Glushkov are citizens of the Russian Federation. In addition, the attempt on Skripal’s life was carried out in a generally dangerous manner.
“The investigation will be carried out in accordance with the requirements of Russian legislation and international law. The investigation plans to involve highly qualified experts in the investigation, and investigators are ready to work together with the competent authorities of Great Britain,” the statement says.
Let us remind you that former GRU colonel Sergei Skripal, convicted of spying for the British intelligence services, and his daughter Yulia were exposed to a nerve agent on March 4 in the city of Salisbury.
Glushkov, former deputy general director of Aeroflot for financial matters, died in the British capital on March 12. The police counter-terrorism department is investigating the circumstances of his death. In recent years he lived in the UK, where he received political asylum in 2010. In March 2017, the Savelovsky Court of Moscow sentenced him in absentia to eight years in a general regime colony in the case of embezzlement of Aeroflot funds in the 1990s.
A criminal case has been opened in Russia regarding the assassination attempt on Skripal.