The Cypriot authorities have officially confirmed that the body found last month on the coast belongs to Russian businessman Vladislav Baumgertner. The former top manager, who in 2013 was at the center of an international scandal due to his arrest in Belarus, went missing in Limassol on January 7, and his remains were found only a week later. This was reported by AP, writes UNN.
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Baumgertner's body was found in a semi-destroyed state on Avdimou beach, located on the territory of a sovereign British military base. Due to severe tissue decomposition, the police had to involve an independent expert from abroad and conduct a DNA analysis, the results of which finally confirmed the identity of the 53-year-old businessman. The British Bases Police (SBA) continues the investigation to determine whether the death was the result of an accident during rock climbing or has a criminal nature.
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According to the investigation, on the day of his disappearance, Baumgertner took a taxi to the coastal area of Pissouri, where he intended to follow a difficult rock climbing route. However, the situation is complicated by the fact that almost simultaneously with the businessman's disappearance, a Russian diplomat, Alexey Panov, died under mysterious circumstances at the Russian embassy in Cyprus. The embassy called the employee's death a suicide and refused to grant local police access to the scene, which sparked a wave of rumors about a possible connection between the two incidents.
From a high-profile arrest in Minsk to a quiet life on the island
Vladislav Baumgertner became known worldwide in 2013 when, as CEO of "Uralkali", he was detained at Minsk airport after a meeting with the Prime Minister of Belarus. At that time, the Belarusian authorities accused him of causing damage to the country's economy amounting to 100 million dollars after the termination of the partnership with "Belaruskali". After being held in the KGB pre-trial detention center and under house arrest, he was extradited to Russia, where all charges were subsequently dropped.
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In recent years, Baumgertner lived in Cyprus, leading a private life and engaging in the logistics business. His death closes another chapter in the history of one of the most high-profile corporate conflicts in the post-Soviet space. Currently, the businessman's relatives have already been informed about the results of the examination, and law enforcement officers are awaiting the conclusions of the toxicological analysis to put an end to the case.
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