Death Putin adviser Lesin was accident

The sudden death of Mikhail Lesin, an influential adviser to Russian President Vladimir Putin, was an accident.

His family said initially that he had succumbed to a heart attack. In March, the coroner and the US police announced that Lesin, nicknamed the 'bulldozer' had among other head injuries. That could well have been caused by a blunt object ' '' ' if incurred by a crash under the influence '. It was decided still to investigate. On Friday it was revealed that alcohol poisoning played a role in his death. The case is therefore closed.