Russian faces Litvinenko charge

[muriel_volestrangler]

Source: BBC

A former KGB officer should be charged with the murder of Alexander Litvinenko, the director of public prosecutions has recommended.

Sir Ken Macdonald told a news conference that Andrei Lugovoi should face trial.
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Sir Ken told the press conference: "I have today concluded that the evidence sent to us by the police is sufficient to charge Andrei Lugovoi with the murder of Mr Litvinenko by deliberate poisoning.
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"In those circumstances, I have instructed CPS lawyers to take immediate steps to seek the early extradition of Andrei Lugovoi from Russia to the United Kingdom, so that he may be charged with murder - and be brought swiftly before a court in London to be prosecuted for this extraordinarily grave crime."

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There's no chance of Russia extraditing, though - they say it's against their constitution to extradite Russian citizens anyway, and they certainly don't want to admit any chance of involvement in this.

[xultar]

1. They ought to give him the same radioactive poison he gabe Litvienko.

[moondust]

2. The Russians?

Dead men don't make plea agreements and expose top officials...

[TheLastMohican]

3. You have to laugh at the double-standard of the British officials

Russia has been demanding the release of Berezovsky and chechen Zakaev for years now. But the British officials didn't listen. Now they demand something in return.
My bets is British establishment will get a mild "f..k you" from the Russians.

Countries should cooperate together on fight against terrorism and not whenever someone sees it as worthwhile.

[Maddy McCall]

4. Ex-KGB agent accused in Litvinenko death

Source: AP

LONDON (AP) -- Britain made a bold extradition request Tuesday for a former KGB bodyguard in the poisoning death of an ex-Soviet spy turned Kremlin critic. Russia immediately refused the request, creating a standoff with Europe's leading energy supplier and threatening to plunge relations to a post-Cold War low.

British prosecutors say they have enough evidence to charge Andrei Lugovoi with the murder of former KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko. Lugovoi met with Litvinenko at a London hotel the day his tea was poisoned with polonium-210, a radioactive substance.

Lugovoi, a former KGB bodyguard, denied involvement Tuesday, saying the charges were politically motivated.

The Russian ambassador was summoned to the Foreign Office, and Prime Minister Tony Blair's office said it expected full cooperation.


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