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Alexander Litvinenko was a former officer of both the Russian Federal Security Service and the Soviet KGB, the Committee for State Security.
After speaking out against corruption inside the Russian government, he fled to the United Kingdom and asked for political asylum, continuing to be a vocal critic of the Russian state.
In 2006, Litvinenko became unexplainably ill and suddenly perished three weeks later. An autopsy revealed that his afternoon tea contained a lethal dose of Polonium-210, a Polonium isotope used as a poison. Moments before his passing, the agent accused Vladimir Putin of masterminding the attack.
In the largest espionage conflict since the Cold War, the British investigations surrounding the refugee's death led to a strained relationship between the two countries.
The English authorities blamed the murder on Andrei K Lugovoi, a former KGB agent who remains in Russia as a member of parliament.
Meanwhile, Lugovoi accused British secret intelligence agency MI6 and a Russian tycoon, Boris Berezovsky, of organizing the radiation poisoning.
On a public hearing almost a decade later, a Metropolitan Police representative stated that: [QUOTE] "The evidence suggests that the only credible explanation is in one way or another, the Russian state is involved in Litvinenko's murder."
Litvinenko’s passing remains a mystery to this day, as Russia refuses to extradite Lugovoi, and no charges have been filed.
Alexander Litvinenko was a former officer of both the Russian Federal Security Service and the Soviet KGB, the Committee for State Security.
After speaking out against corruption inside the Russian government, he fled to the United Kingdom and asked for political asylum, continuing to be a vocal critic of the Russian state.
In 2006, Litvinenko became unexplainably ill and suddenly perished three weeks later. An autopsy revealed that his afternoon tea contained a lethal dose of Polonium-210, a Polonium isotope used as a poison. Moments before his passing, the agent accused Vladimir Putin of masterminding the attack.
In the largest espionage conflict since the Cold War, the British investigations surrounding the refugee's death led to a strained relationship between the two countries.
The English authorities blamed the murder on Andrei K Lugovoi, a former KGB agent who remains in Russia as a member of parliament.
Meanwhile, Lugovoi accused British secret intelligence agency MI6 and a Russian tycoon, Boris Berezovsky, of organizing the radiation poisoning.
On a public hearing almost a decade later, a Metropolitan Police representative stated that: [QUOTE] "The evidence suggests that the only credible explanation is in one way or another, the Russian state is involved in Litvinenko's murder."
Litvinenko’s passing remains a mystery to this day, as Russia refuses to extradite Lugovoi, and no charges have been filed.
