Alexander Goldfarb: "Litvinenko. Interim report from London"

“Court hearings within the framework of the Public Inquiry into the death of Alexander Litvinenko in London have been postponed until the end of July. This is due to the fact that at the end of March, just before the end of the open part of the hearings, Dmitry Kovtun unexpectedly appeared, whom, together with Andrei Lugovoi, the British authorities want to arrest on suspicion in murder, and said that he was ready to testify via video link from Moscow.

Judge Sir Robert Owen had no choice but to give Kovtun this opportunity and time to prepare. He is expected to submit his preliminary affidavit by the end of May, which will be provided to the parties' attorneys to prepare for cross-examination."