Buzzfeed: British expert in the case of Alexander Litvinenko was killed

Expert Matthew Pancher, who participated in the investigation of the murder of a former FSB officer, Alexander Litvinenko, did not finish his life of suicide, but was killed. It is reported by Buzzfeed with reference to sources in American intelligence.

According to the publication, American intelligence believes that Pancher and 13 more were killed in the UK “Russian mafia” or special services, “two structures working together since Vladimir Putin came to power.” In their opinion, Panche was killed, because "I learned too much." It was he who set the dose of Polonia, which was poisoned by Litvinenko. Relacher's relatives also do not believe in the version of his suicide.

The collected information was transferred to British intelligence Mi6, but the UK authorities did not accept any actions of the UK.

In May 2016, Pancher's body of the 46-year-old pancre was found in his house in Oxfordshire with numerous stab wounds. However, in November, the coroner came to the final conclusion that the scientist inflicted these wounds on himself.

Pancher was a specialist in the field of radiation research and the consequences of irradiation and worked in the British Atomic Energy Research Establingment (AERE). Recently, he has conducted research on the program for measuring the content of polonium among former employees of the USSR nuclear enterprises under a contract with the federal government of the United States. As part of this project, he traveled to Russia several times as part of a group of scientists.

According to relatives and colleagues Panche, the last six months of life he has been extremely depressed. Returning at the end of last year from Russia, the scientist convinced himself that he had made a catastrophic mistake in the study. At the same time, the head of the Aere department believes that Panche's doubts were "irrational." Another colleague called the problem that arose in the study as "insignificant."

On January 21, 2016, in London, Judge Sir Robert Owen announced his decision following the results of public hearings in the case of the death of Litvinenko, which were held from January to July 2015. Owen came to the conclusion that Litvinenko was killed in London Lugovo and Kovtun. At the same time, according to the judge, the operation to kill Litvinenko was most likely approved by Vladimir Putin and the then head of the special services Nikolai Patrushev.