Presidential candidate disappears

[osprey4]

No, I'm not talking about what's happened to Howard Dean in the polls. A candidate for the Russian Presidency has apparently disappeared and an initial investigation into his possible demise has been stopped.

And you thought American politics were dirty.

[Droppyale]

Mr Berezovsky told the Moscow Times on Sunday that he thought Mr Rybkin would reappear the following day.

"I'm pretty certain he is alive and well," he said, but refused to elaborate.

from here

He's probably alright.... IMO

but who knows...

[osprey4]

He's back!

Russia's presidential hopeful Ivan Rybkin, who mysteriously disappeared for five days, said Friday that he was drugged, kidnapped and kept unconscious by captors who had lured him to Ukraine.

[Droppyale]

Intense speculation has surrounded his disappearance, with some commentators suggesting a sinister plot even before Mr Rybkin's latest comments.

However, others have dismissed it as an election gimmick

from here

This will be forgotten, and we'll probably never know what really happend....