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| 2007-05-22 | |
| Britain's Crown Prosecution Service said it has sufficient evidence to charge Russian Andrei Lugovoy with the murder of former spy Alexander Litvinenko in London last November. Here is a timeline of events in the Litvinenko case: Nov. 1, 2006 - Litvinenko complains of feeling unwell after a day spent meeting contacts. After meeting Italian security expert Mario Scaramella at the Itsu sushi bar in London's Piccadilly, he had seen former KGB contacts Andrei Lugovoy and Dmitry Kovtun at the Millennium hotel in Grosvenor Square. Radiation traces were later found at both places. Nov. 3 - Litvinenko is admitted to hospital in London. Nov. 23 - He dies of radiation poisoning. Traces of polonium 210 are found in his system. Nov. 24 - Litvinenko accuses Russian President Vladimir Putin of his murder in a statement read out by friends the morning after his death. Putin brushes off the accusation. Nov. 28 - British Prime Minister Tony Blair promises that "no diplomatic or political barrier" will be allowed to hamper the investigation into Litvinenko's death. Dec. 1 - Pathologists carry out a post mortem on Litvinenko's body. - British scientists say two more people have been contaminated with polonium 210. Scaramella is admitted to hospital in London after the isotope was detected in his body. Traces of polonium 210 are also found in the urine of Litvinenko's widow Marina. Scaramella leaves hospital on Dec. 6. Dec. 4 - British police fly to Moscow as part of investigation. Dec. 6 - British police say they are now treating Litvinenko's death as murder. - British police and investigators from Russian Prosecutor-General Yuri Chaika's office question Kovtun in the same hospital where Lugovoy is being treated, apparently for radiation poisoning. Dec. 7 - Litvinenko is buried in London's Highgate cemetery. - Russian prosecutors launch their own murder investigation into the Litvinenko death. Prosecutors also open a criminal case into what they said was the attempted murder of Kovtun. Jan. 9, 2007 - Russia announces that Lugovoy was discharged from a Moscow hospital at the end of December. Lugovoy declined to say whether he had been contaminated with polonium 210. Jan 31 - Scotland Yard police hand their file on the Litvinenko investigation to the Crown Prosecution Service. Feb. 1 - President Putin says at a news conference that Litvinenko knew no official secrets and had no reason to leave Russia. May 22 - The CPS announces it has enough evidence to charge Andrei Lugovoy with the murder of Litvinenko and will seek his extradition.
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| Posted by:Steve |
| #3 I happened to be in Highgate Cemetery when they buried Litvinenko. Its the only grave you can visit at night since its the only one with its own lighting. Never has their been such a necessity as a lead lined casket. |
| Posted by: Jack is Back! 2007-05-22 10:40 |
| #2 Andrei's about to become too hot to handle. |
| Posted by: ed 2007-05-22 09:30 |
| #1 Try the sushi, Andrei! It's marvelous! |
| Posted by: Vlad 2007-05-22 09:21 |