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'''Alexander Litvinenko''' is a former [[Russia|Russian]] citizen, an ex-[[KGB]] colonel and [[Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation|FSB]] lieutenant-colonel. |
'''Alexander Litvinenko''' (born [[1956]])is a former [[Russia|Russian]] citizen, an ex-[[KGB]] colonel and [[Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation|FSB]] lieutenant-colonel. |
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On [[1 November]], [[2000]] he defected from Russia for [[England]] claiming [[political asylum]], and in October [[2006]] became a [[Britain|British]] citizen. He has extensively criticised the Putin regime, and particularly their position on [[Chechnya]] |
On [[1 November]], [[2000]] he defected from Russia for [[England]] claiming [[political asylum]], and in October [[2006]] became a [[Britain|British]] citizen. He has extensively criticised the Putin regime, and particularly their position on [[Chechnya]] |
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==Sudden critical illness== |
==Sudden critical illness== |
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On [[1 November]], [[2006]], Litvinenko fell suddenly ill while investigating the death of journalist [[Anna Politkovskaya]]. He had had lunch |
On [[1 November]], [[2006]], Litvinenko fell suddenly ill while investigating the death of journalist [[Anna Politkovskaya]]. He had had lunch at Itsu, a sushi restaurant in [[Piccadilly]]. The female [[Italy|Italian]] journalist claimed to have information on the murder of Politkovskaya, 48, the outspoken journalist who was killed at her Moscow apartment in October [[2006]]last month - she passed him papers on the journalists fate. |
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[[Scotland Yard]] is investigating claims that he was poisoned (by [[thallium]]). The incident was widely covered in the British media on [[19 November]] [[2006]], with much speculation that he was poisoned by an arm of the Putin regime, in a similar manner to that used by the [[Bulgaria|Bulgarian]] secret service on disident journalist [[Georgi Markov]]. |
[[Scotland Yard]] is investigating claims that he was poisoned (by [[thallium]]). The incident was widely covered in the British media on [[19 November]] [[2006]], with much speculation that he was poisoned by an arm of the Putin regime, in a similar manner to that used in [[1978]] by the [[Bulgaria|Bulgarian]] secret service on disident journalist [[Georgi Markov]]. |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6162562.stm BBC report on poisoning] |
*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6162562.stm BBC report on poisoning] |
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*[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,176-2460129,00.html Sunday Times report on poisoning] |
*[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,176-2460129,00.html Sunday Times report on poisoning] |
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*[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml;jsessionid=NWEBIRLCEBGILQFIQMFSFGGAVCBQ0IV0?xml=/news/2006/11/19/npoison19.xml Telegraph report on poisoning] |
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[[Category:1956 births|Litvinenko, Alexander]] |
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[[Category:Living people|Litvinenko, Alexander]] |
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Revision as of 12:46, 19 November 2006
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Alexander Litvinenko (born 1956)is a former Russian citizen, an ex-KGB colonel and FSB lieutenant-colonel.
On 1 November, 2000 he defected from Russia for England claiming political asylum, and in October 2006 became a British citizen. He has extensively criticised the Putin regime, and particularly their position on Chechnya
One of the highest profile defectors from the FSB, he is on the wanted list in Moscow where he has made powerful enemies with his criticism of President Vladimir Putin.
In 1998 Litvinenko, a specialist in fighting organised crime, accused the Russian authorities of trying to kill Boris Berezovsky, a businessman close to then President Boris Yeltsin. Litvinenko claims he was dismissed from the FSB, and then arrested twice on false charges which were dropped after he had spent time in harsh Moscow prisons.
Arrested for a third time in 2000 on charges of faking evidence in an investigation, Litvinenko decided to flee before he was placed in prison. He made his way without a passport to Turkey, where he joined wife Marina and their son Anatoly, who had flown from Moscow on tourist visas. They came to Britain and claimed political asylum.
Sudden critical illness
On 1 November, 2006, Litvinenko fell suddenly ill while investigating the death of journalist Anna Politkovskaya. He had had lunch at Itsu, a sushi restaurant in Piccadilly. The female Italian journalist claimed to have information on the murder of Politkovskaya, 48, the outspoken journalist who was killed at her Moscow apartment in October 2006last month - she passed him papers on the journalists fate.
Scotland Yard is investigating claims that he was poisoned (by thallium). The incident was widely covered in the British media on 19 November 2006, with much speculation that he was poisoned by an arm of the Putin regime, in a similar manner to that used in 1978 by the Bulgarian secret service on disident journalist Georgi Markov.
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