Scaramella Arrested on Suspicion of Violating Secrets
Police on Sunday arrested an Italian man who met with a former Russian spy the day the Russian fell ill from poisoning, news agencies reported.
Mario Scaramella was arrested in Naples after returning from London, the ANSA and Apcom agencies reported.
Rome prosecutors have been investigating Scaramella for violating secrets and possible arms trafficking, The Associated Press reports.
Scaramella met with Alexander Litvinenko at a London sushi bar on Nov. 1, the day the former KGB agent fell ill. Litvinenko died of poisoning from radioactive polonium-210 on Nov. 23.
On his deathbed, Litvinenko blamed Russian President Vladimir Putin for involvement in his poisoning — an allegation that the Kremlin denied.
Scaramella also was hospitalized for several days in Britain for exposure to polonium-210, but never became ill.
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