Mystery surrounds the apparent suicide of a rising star of Gazprom's management.
While police suspect Sergei Klyuka, 36, took his own life - possibly over gambling debts - colleagues fear foul play.
Klyuka, deputy-head of the financial-economic department of the energy giant, was found dead on Oct. 17. He was locked into his jeep, had a gag in his mouth and a bullet wound to his head.
The police say they found Klyuka in his car at about 2 am with a shot in his head and a combat pistol lying on the next seat. Klyuka's wife said the pistol was a present from Kazakhstan's Prime Minister.
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The security guard says the police are certain that it is suicide. ' They found the note , presumably,' the security guard said. 'But I did not read it . And he must have gagged himself not to scream from the pain. I only saw his crooked finger with which he pressed the trigger.'
| Sure, people who commit suicide gag themselves. Happens all the time. |
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