Russia repeats request for Britain to extradite tycoon

Russia is repeating its request to Britain to extradite self-exiled tycoon Boris Berezovsky in connection with his alleged call for a coup in Russia, a top prosecutor confirmed today.

Deputy Prosecutor General Vladimir Kolesnikov said Berezovsky faced up to 20 years in prison for January interviews in which the former Kremlin insider made it clear he “had been engaged in preparations for a seizure of power in Russia.”