Russia was responsible for the killing of Alexander Litvinenko, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has found.
Litvinenko, a former Russian spy who became a British citizen, died of polonium poisoning in 2006 in London.
A UK public inquiry conducted in 2016 concluded that the killing was “probably approved” by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Russia has always denied any involvement in his murder.
The UK inquiry said former KGB bodyguard Andrei Lugovoi and another Russian, Dmitry Kovtun deliberately poisoned Mr Litvinenko by putting the radioactive substance into his drink.
Litvinenko’s widow, Marina, took the case against Russia to the Strasbourg-based rights court, which has agreed with the UK inquiry’s conclusion.
“The Court found in particular that there was a strong prima facie case that, in poisoning Mr Litvinenko, Mr Lugovoi and Mr Kovtun had been acting as agents of the Russian state,” the ECHR ruled.
It concluded that Russia’s failure to refute claims that it organised the hit further pointed towards the state’s responsibility.
Both Mr Lugovoi and Mr Kovtun have denied any involvement in the killing.
Follow us on:
Israeli PM Netanyahu faces potential arrest in the UK as Downing Street pledges to fulfill…
A second Australian teenager has died of suspected methanol poisoning in Laos, bringing to six…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFlFl1mPGC8 The arrest of self-proclaimed Prime minister of the Biafra Republic, Simon Ekpa who was…
Gatwick Airport's South Terminal was evacuated after a suspected prohibited item was found, prompting bomb…
Trump is considering Kevin Warsh for Treasury Secretary, with a future possibility of him becoming…
Hyundai has recalled 145,235 electrified vehicles in the US. due to potential loss of drive…