US State Department hiding cause of death Russian UN Ambassador Vitaly Churkin
Sudden death
On Monday 20 February 2017, Russian diplomat Vitaly Churkin suddenly passed away. He was a ‘highly respected Russian ambassador to the UN who was a tenacious, wily and witty defender of his country’. (source)
On Tuesday 21 February the city medical examiner said that cause and manner of Churkin’s death needed to be studied further. ‘Further study usually includes toxicology and other screenings, which can take weeks.’ (source)
US State Department
Leaked documents now demonstrate that the US Department of State has tried twice to ban the NYC medical examiner from disclosing Churkin’s cause of death, citing diplomatic immunity:
- Letter 24 February: State Dept to NYC
- Letter 1 March: State Dept to NYC
Apparently the requests have been successful, as spokeswoman Julie Bolcer today says that the city’s law department instructed the medical examiner’s office not to disclose the information.
Just a thought: is Rex Tillerson, head of US Department of State, helping his friend Vladimir Putin hide the cause of Churkin’s death?
Acknowledgement
These documents were brought to my attention by PassBlue.
