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Russian to be prosecuted for polonium death Print E-mail
Tuesday, 22 May 2007

A Russian citizen is to be prosecuted for the murder of Alexander Litvinenko with polonium in November last year.

Attorney General Lord Goldsmith QC announced the decision, by the the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), to prosecute Andrey Konstantinovich Lugovoy "after applying the evidential and public interest tests set out in the Code for Crown Prosecutors".

"[The] decision was reached after they had consulted me, which is the usual practice in serious and complex cases. They have concluded that there is sufficient evidence to prosecute Mr Lugovoy for murder and it is in the public interest to do so.

"It is alleged that in London on or about 1 November 2006, Mr Lugovoy poisoned Mr Litvinenko by administering a lethal dose of Polonium 210, a radioactive material. Mr Litvinenko died on 23 November 2006 in a London hospital of an acute radiation injury.

"The CPS will now take immediate steps to seek the extradition of Mr Lugovoy from Russia to the United Kingdom so that he can be charged and prosecuted for murder in this country."

Goldsmith added that he agreed with the CPS decision.
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