Yevgeny Chichvarkin, a former mobile phone tycoon, has lived in the UK for almost a decade, after fleeing Russia in 2009, and has become an active anti-Putin campaigner. He had never considered hiring private security guards, but the opening of a murder investigation into the death of fellow exiled Russian businessman Nikolai Glushkov has prompted him to reassess how much danger he might be facing.
The Guardian: Russian exile’s safety fears after Glushkov death
A policeman stands guard outside the house of deceased Russian Nikolai Glushkov in southwest London on March 13.
