A British court refused Monday to extradite Berezovsky, who is wanted in Russia on embezzlement charges and claimed in a January radio interview that he was seeking to overthrow the incumbent authorities, as the tycoon had been granted political asylum in the United Kingdom in 2004 and it would be a waste of taxpayers' money to pursue the case again.
"The issue of Berezovsky's extradition is not closed and new requests will be forwarded [to the U.K.]," said Pavel Krasheninnikov, the chairman of the lower chamber's committee for criminal, arbitration and procedural legislation.
Krasheninnikov said Russia's law enforcement agencies could seek the 59-year-old billionaire's extradition again as an investigation was being conducted into his alleged preparations of a coup.
Berezovsky's comments in January led to a warning from the then foreign secretary, Jack Straw, that his status could be reviewed.
The United Kingdom is home to more than a dozen suspects wanted in Russia in connection with the long-running case around embattled oil company Yukos, as well as Akhmed Zakayev, known as the Chechen militants' envoy and wanted in Russia on terrorism charges.
