in ▁oppon ent ▁Bor is ▁Bere z ov sky ▁for ▁the ▁killing . ▁On ▁ 4 ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Russia ▁formally ▁decl ined ▁a ▁UK ▁request ▁to ▁extr ad ite ▁L ug ovo y . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁Following ▁the ▁interest ▁in ▁L ug ovo y ▁in ▁regards ▁to ▁Lit vin en ko ' s ▁death , ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Vladimir ▁Zh ir in ov sky , ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁of ▁Russia ▁( LD PR ), ▁announced ▁that ▁L ug ovo y ▁would ▁be ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁place ▁after ▁Zh ir in ov sky ▁on ▁his ▁party ' s ▁candidate ▁list ▁for ▁the ▁D uma ▁election . ▁This ▁meant ▁that ▁L ug ovo y ▁could ▁become ▁a ▁Russian ▁MP ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁and ▁ac quire ▁parliament ary ▁imm unity . ▁L ug ovo y ▁himself ▁confirmed ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁take ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁D uma ▁election ▁and ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁during ▁a ▁Liberal ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁of ▁Russia ▁meeting , ▁has ▁also ▁said ▁he ▁would ▁like ▁to ▁bid ▁for ▁the ▁Kre ml in ▁run . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 0 ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁British ▁Amb assador ▁in ▁Moscow ▁Tony ▁Br ent on ▁vo iced ▁regret ▁over ▁the ▁election ▁of ▁L ug ovo y ▁to ▁the ▁D uma , ▁saying : ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁pity ▁that ▁a ▁man ▁wanted ▁for ▁murder ▁g