Videoactive radiation

Dmitry Kovtun, one of the two suspects in the case of the murder of a former employee of the Russian special services Alexander Litvinenko, agrees to testify on the video in London an open inquiry. This was stated by the adviser to the investigating authorities Robin there, reports the BBC.

Judge Robert Owen reacted to the unexpected decision of Kovtun skeptically and announced that he would establish a period during which he was ready to wait for testimony. According to Tama’s plans, the performance of witnesses in the case will end on March 30.

The hearing in the case of the murder of Litvinenko began on January 27. The main goal of the investigation is to answer the question of whether the Russian authorities were involved in his death .

The ex-officer of the KGB Kovtun was a business partner of the main suspect Andrei Lugovoi. Kovtun met with Litvinenko on November 1, 2006 at the Millenium London Hotel in the presence of a meadow. On this day, Litvinenko was poisoned by Polonia-210. Later, Kovtun and Lugovaya for several weeks were treated in a Moscow hospital.

In December 2006, the German police found traces of Polonium-210 in the apartment of Kovtun in Hamburg. The local prosecutor's office began an investigation into the fact of smuggling of radioactive materials.

In February 2012, Great Britain demanded that Russia have Kovtun's extradition and put it on an international wanted list . Previously, Lugovoi was declared on the wanted list. Russia refused to extradite them. In March 2013, Lugovoi himself refused to participate in the London inquiry, saying that he did not see the opportunity to achieve justice in the UK.