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British Banned From Main Poisoning Suspect

In London, British detectives were investigating the poisoning death of Alexander Litvenenko who was a former Russian spy. When the British detective got to Moscow they were told they could not see Andrei Lugovoi, a former KGB agent, who was their main suspect. They also said the British would not be able to speak to any suspects alone nor could they take them back to Britain if charged.
British officals feel the Russian government is interfering with the investigation especially since all the evidence points to Russia and Lugovoi. About a week before Litvenenko was poisoned, Lugovoi flew back to London and both his hotel and plane tested positive for radiation. Then a day before the poisoning Lugovoi came back from London where they found that his plane, hotel, and even a soccer stadium also tested positive.
It is also reported that an Italian security consultant named Mario Scaramella said he wanted to warn the ex-spy. Scaramella said he received a number of e-mails filled with specific threats and details but he didn’t believe they could/would happen. Scaramella said he was also being threatened in these e-mails. Scaramella and Litivenenko met in London at a sushi bar where some thought Litivenenko was poisoned. It seemed suspicious because Scaramealla didn’t eat. He said he didn’t like sushi. Although Scaramealla is cooperating many don’t trust his reputation either.
Do you think the radioactive trail will lead to Moscow and to Russian authorities in Litvenenko’s death? Litvinenko was also a former colonel in the Russian security service and was known to be a very outspoken critic of Russia’s President, Vladimir Putin.
http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/print?id=2703332
www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/Europe/12/05/spycase.scaramella/indez.html

posted by Anonymous @ 12/07/2006 09:31:00 PM