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Georgian tycoon death 'natural' Georgian tycoon death 'natural'
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An exiled Georgian billionaire who had spoken of assassination fears died of natural causes, according to initial post-mortem tests, Surrey police said.An exiled Georgian billionaire who had spoken of assassination fears died of natural causes, according to initial post-mortem tests, Surrey police said.
Police had been treating the death of Badri Patarkatsishvili, 52, who died at his Surrey mansion, as "suspicious". Police had been treating the death of Badri Patarkatsishvili, 52, who died at his Surrey mansion, as "suspicious" - standard procedure with sudden deaths.
Officers say they are yet to carry out toxicology tests on the tycoon, who died on Tuesday. Toxicology tests are yet to be carried out on the tycoon, who died on Tuesday.
He was charged with plotting a coup in Georgia after protests last year and stood in recent elections.He was charged with plotting a coup in Georgia after protests last year and stood in recent elections.
Since being charged, Mr Patarkatsishvili had lived in self-imposed exile in Britain and Israel.
Litvinenko fears
A Surrey Police spokeswoman said there was "no indication that the sudden death of Badri Patarkatsishvili was from anything other than natural causes".A Surrey Police spokeswoman said there was "no indication that the sudden death of Badri Patarkatsishvili was from anything other than natural causes".
She said: "Extensive toxicology testing is yet to be carried out. This will take a number of weeks."She said: "Extensive toxicology testing is yet to be carried out. This will take a number of weeks."
There had been fears that Britain has seen a repeat of the murder of former Russian KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko in November 2006.
The multi-millionaire businessman was one of Georgia's richest and most controversial men, the BBC's security correspondent Gordon Corera said.
He was deeply involved in the murky world of Georgian politics and had recently spoken of fears of a plot to murder him.
An inquest into Mr Patarkatsishvili's death will open on Friday at Woking Coroners Court.An inquest into Mr Patarkatsishvili's death will open on Friday at Woking Coroners Court.