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Sir, Your report of Badri Patarkatsishvili’s death on Tuesday at the age of 52 (“Police probe sudden death of Georgian exiled tycoon”, February 14) raises indirectly an important issue for Georgia’s long-term stability – the rebuilding of trust. The Georgian tendency to suspect foul play will not dissipate until Georgians find more reason for trust in authorities and the rule of law. That trust must be built by consistently enacting democratic values. While British police may look carefully at Mr Patarkatsishvili’s death in light of the 2006 murder of Alexander Litvinenko in London, Georgians have other historical events in mind.
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