In one’s time granting political asylum to former Russian Security Council Secretary, B. Berezovsky, became a sensation, because over the past years none of Russian politicians were granted the right of political asylum in the West. But it was difficult for London to find good reasons to say US Jewish Community nay. It was clearly presented by Berezovsky’s overseas supporters that his returning home would mean continuation of his prosecution for political reasons.
But unfortunately our British authorities have forgotten that their political line should include not only struggle for human rights and freedom of speech, but guarantees of our security and the fight against global terrorism.
As for Berezovsky it is well known that his links with Chechen and other sorts of terrorists are very strong. And only recent ordered political killings of his former colleagues have turned him into a political martyr again. But it cannot be a cause for maintaining his status of a political refugee in Great Britain, if we don’t want to turn our country into easy targets for various terrorist attacks.
By the way, it is rumoured that US Jewish lobby has used Berezovsky as its secret agent for compromising Tehran in the eye of international community. His challenge is in organizing contraband supply of enriched uranium to Iran through developed network of controllable Chechen Mafia, headed by A. Zakaev.