Charges Expected in Litvinenko Case

[deminks]

http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2007/05/charges_expecte.html

Great Britain's Crown Prosecution Service is expected to announce charges in the case of poisoned Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko tomorrow, according to a source close to the investigation.

That source says that, as recommended by the police, the service is expected to charge Andrei Lugovoi, and possibly also Dimitri Kovtun, in the poisoning of the former Russian spy.

Early this year, the Metropolitan Police handed the results of their investigation to the Crown Prosecution Service, which under British law makes the actual decision to bring charges.

The Russians have already indicated they will not extradite Lugovoi to stand trial.