31 May 2013 15:00

Economist Guriyev says he has no complaints about Russian authorities

MOSCOW. May 31 (Interfax) - Russian economist Sergei Guriyev said he has no complaints about the country's leadership.

"I have no complaints about either [Russian President] Vladimir Putin or [Prime Minister] Dmitry Medvedev. I heard them say that nothing is threatening me and that they will not interfere in the work of the Investigative Committee. I respect such an approach and believe that it is wrong to ask the president of the country to interfere on each occasion," Guriyev told the Ekho Moskvy radio station.

The economist explained his decision to leave for Paris by searches conducted as part of the Yukos inquiry.

"I want to escape the risk of losing my freedom," he said.