MOSCOW. April 9 (Interfax) - The wreckage of late Polish President Lech Kaczynski's plane that crashed in the Smolensk region on April 10, 2010, can be transferred to Poland after the investigation is over, the Russian Investigative Committee said.
"I would like to reiterate that statements by some Polish individuals claiming the politicization of the transfer of the plane's wreckage are totally unfounded. There can be no political motivation here whatsoever," Russian Investigative Committee spokesman Vladimir Markin told Interfax.
"Material evidence is held by the investigative body in any country as long as the investigation continues. This is an absolutely standard ,worldwide practice," Markin said.
"The wreckage of the crashed plane is material evidence of the criminal inquiry, and their transfer will be considered only after the investigation is done and a final decision is made," the spokesman added.