Andrei Lugovoi, businessman and former KGB officer, gives an exclusive interview to Kommersant Publishig House. Lugovoi met with Alexander Litvinenko in London on Nov, 1, 2006, the day when Litvinenko got to London hospital after apparently was given the deadly poison.
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Russia and Great Britain Investigate 3 Cases on Alexander Litvinenko’s Death
Law-enforcement bodies of Russia and Great Britain are investigating 3 criminal cases at once, all of which concern Alexander Litvinenko’s poisoning, said former KGB officer Andrei Lugovoi, who is a witness in one of the cases. Lugovoi underlined that his status of witness has not changed.
Lugovoi denied pointblank all suspicions of his having relation to the poisoning of Litvinenko with polonium, reported Ekho Moskvy radio station.
Members of Russia’s Prosecutor General’s Office met with British investigators in London on February 20.
Boris Berezovsky has said recently that Litvinenko himself suspected Lugovoi of the former’s poisoning. However, some accuse Berezovsky of being mixed in the murder.
Meanwhile, the Russian Constitution prohibits the extradition of Russian citizens. According to Russian laws, a citizen who committed a crime abroad, and if his guilt was proved, can be brought to justice in Russia.
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