Scotland Yard

British Police See Russian Agents as Main Suspects in Litvinenko Poisoning Case

British detectives are set to issue arrest warrants for three Russians they suspect killed former Russian agent Alexander Litvinenko, the France Presse news agency reported quoting an article in The Mail on Sunday newspaper.

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April 23, 2007

Russian Investigators to Question 100 People in UK

The Russian Prosecutor General’s Office wants to interview more than 100 people in London as part of an investigation into the poisoning of ex-FSB agent Alexander Litvinenko, the RIA-Novosti news agency reported on Monday quoting a deputy prosecutor general.

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March 12, 2007

Russian Spy’s Contacts Say British Media Lying About Murder Charges

In an interview with the Russia Today television Andrei Lugovoi and Dmitry Kovtun have denied the claims they were suspects in the Litvinenko case, saying the British police have questioned them only as witnesses.

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February 22, 2007

Scotland Yard End Moscow Mission in Litvinenko Case

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British detectives probing the murder of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko have wound up their investigation in Moscow and are due to leave for home on Tuesday, the Reuters news agency reported on Monday quoting a a British police source.

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December 19, 2006

Jailed Russian Dissident Names FSB Colonel in Litvinenko Poisoning Plot

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An imprisoned Russian dissident has given The Sunday Telegraph revealing testimony in which he names a serving state security colonel as a key figure in the poisoning of the former spy Alexander Litvinenko.

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December 11, 2006

Andrei Lugovoi Questioned in Moscow

Andrei Lugovoi, a key witness in the investigation into the murder of Russian ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko’s death, said he was questioned on Monday by Russian and British detectives, Itar-Tass news agency reported.

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Russian Investigators Start Questioning in Litvinenko’s Case

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Russian investigators said they have begun questioning in the radiation poisoning death of former Russian agent Alexander Litvinenko, a case that has left radiation traces from a London soccer stadium to the British Embassy in Moscow, the Associated Press news agency reports.

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December 7, 2006

Russia Will Not Extradite Possible Suspects In Spy’s Death

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Russia says it won’t extradite to Britain any possible suspects in the poisoning death of a former spy.

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December 5, 2006

Scotland Yard to Check Room Where Lugovoi and Kovtun Met

Andrei Lugovoy (left) and Dmitry Kovtun (right). Interview with Ekho Moskvy radio, Moscow, Friday, Nov. 24, 2006.

The Guardian found out what room will be checked by Scotland Yard at the UK embassy in Moscow.

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British Police See FSB as Prime Suspect in Litvinenko Poisoning

Scotland Yard detectives arrive at Moscow's Domodedovo airport, December 4, 2006. Photo: REUTERS

Intelligence services in Britain are convinced that the poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko was authorized by the Russian Federal Security Service, The Times newspaper reports.

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