![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/revealed-message-to-russian-exile-warning-of-order-to-kill-him-with-poison-or-a-freak-fall/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/0_1SOCIAL-IMAGE-Mirror-exclusive-right-2.jpg&description=Since launching a High Court case and taking political asylum in Latvia, Igor Sychev says he has been the subject of several assassination attempts and numerous death threats A Russian exile battling a sanctioned oligarch and close ally of Putin in the UK's High Court has been sent over a dozen messages warning of an "order to kill him with poison or a freak fall", the Mirror can disclose. Police are investigating the threats against Igor Sychev, 48, who worked as Head of Taxation for Andrey Guryev's chemical holding company, PhosAgro, for nearly two decades. He fell out with the firm over a one per cent stake in the company - around $50million at the time - of which he claims he only received £5million. Sychev alleges the payments were "secretly" formalised as loans under English law, and that the defendants refused to pay him the remaining $45million, while also demanding the return of the $5million with interest. Since launching his court case and taking political asylum in Latvia, Sychev says he has been the subject of several assassination attempts and numerous death threats, including emails sent over the past two months. One of the messages, seen by the Mirror, reads: "I wish to bring your attention to the below: Order to kill you. By poison to make it look like suicide, or a freak fall to make it look like an accident." Another, sent on May 25, says: "I have new information that there are two people assigned to monitoring your movements and activities 24/7, day and night." A third message, sent a day later, reads: "This is a matter of life and death. I know it is not easy to breathe when you know a sword is handing over your head and it could hit your body at anytime." Sychev reported the threatening messages to the City of London Police, who handed the case to their criminal investigation department. Detective Inspector Michael O'Sullivan said: "We have had a report of malicious communications. We treat any such allegations seriously. We will not be comment){kind=link}
Since launching a High Court case and taking political asylum in Latvia, Igor Sychev says he has been the subject of several assassination attempts and numerous death threats
A Russian exile battling a sanctioned oligarch and close ally of Putin in the UK’s High Court has been sent over a dozen messages warning of an “order to kill him with poison or a freak fall”, the Mirror can disclose.
Police are investigating the threats against Igor Sychev, 48, who worked as Head of Taxation for Andrey Guryev’s chemical holding company, PhosAgro, for nearly two decades.
He fell out with the firm over a one per cent stake in the company – around $50million at the time – of which he claims he only received £5million.
Sychev alleges the payments were “secretly” formalised as loans under English law, and that the defendants refused to pay him the remaining $45million, while also demanding the return of the $5million with interest.