Russia behind Litvinenko murder, rules European rights court
Source: BBC
Russia behind Litvinenko murder, rules European rights court
21 September 2021
Russia was responsible for the killing of Alexander Litvinenko, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has found.
Litvinenko, a former Russian spy who became a British citizen, died of polonium poisoning in 2006 in London.
A UK public inquiry conducted in 2016 concluded that the killing was "probably approved" by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Russia has always denied any involvement in his murder.
The UK inquiry said former KGB bodyguard Andrei Lugovoi and another Russian, Dmitry Kovtun deliberately poisoned Mr Litvinenko by putting the radioactive substance into his drink.
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Alexander Litvinenko died in hospital three weeks after he was poisoned with polonium (Getty Images)