MOSCOW: Investigation into the killing of Christophe de Margerie, the chief executive of French oil major Total, is underway speedily and new suspects are likely to emerge in the ongoing Russian probe of the accident at Moscow’s Vnukovo airport.
Russian Investigative Committee spokesman Vladimir Markin said, “Although first suspects have already been identified in the case, it is evident that the negligent behavior of perpetrators was, naturally, overlooked by the upper management, whose actions or inaction will undoubtedly undergo a proper legal scrutiny, and we do not rule out more detentions in this case”.
“Moreover, investigators will take measures soon to suspend some airport officials, who may hinder the investigation, from official duty,” the spokesman added.
De Margerie, a graduate of the Ecole Superieure de Commerce business school in Paris, became chief executive officer of Total in February 2007, taking on the additional role of chairman in May 2010, after previously running its exploration and production division.
