Putin “probably” behind

Litvinenko murder

1998:

Russian agent

Alexander Litvinenko

claims at Moscow news

conference that FSB

instructed him to kill

high-profile Russian

oligarch

Boris

Berezovsky

1999:

Litvinenko jailed for

nine months on charges of

abuse of office within FSB

2000:

Flees Russia with help

of Berezovsky, gains political

asylum in Britain

Alexander

Litvinenko

2002:

Co-writes book accusing

FSB of carrying out 1999 apartment

block bombings that killed over 300

people – blamed on Chechen rebels

May 2007:

UK prosecutors decide

Lugovoi should face trial for

murder of Litvinenko

2003:

Litvinenko recruited by

Jul:

Moscow refuses extradition

British intelligence service MI6 as

paid informant on organised crime

request for Lugovoi. UK announces

expulsion of four Russian diplomats.

2006:

Begins investigating

Moscow responds in kind

assassination of journalist

May-Jun 2013:

Inquest into

Anna Politkovskaya –

Litvinenko’s death delayed as

coroner decides public inquiry

would be preferable, giving

it power to hear some

evidence in secret

long-term critic of Kremlin

Jul:

UK Government

rules out public inquiry

Jan 2014:

Litvinenko’s widow

Marina

in High Court

Nov 1, 2006:

Litvinenko meets

fight to force public inquiry

Russian associates

Andrei Lugovoi

(left) and

Dmitry Kovtun

at London

Feb:

High Court overrules Home

hotel. Litvinenko falls ill that night

and is admitted to hospital three

days later

Office decision not to hold inquiry

Jan 2015:

Public inquiry begins

Nov 23:

Litvinenko dies in

Jan 21, 2016: Inquiry concludes

intensive care – death attributed

to radioactive polonium-210

administered in cup of tea

“strong probability” that FSB

directed killing, and President

Putin “probably approved” plan

Source: Wire agencies

Pictures: Associated Press, Getty Images

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Putin “probably” behind

Litvinenko murder

1998:

Russian agent

Alexander Litvinenko

claims at Moscow news

conference that FSB

instructed him to kill

high-profile Russian

oligarch

Boris

Berezovsky

1999:

Litvinenko

jailed for nine months

on charges of abuse

of office within FSB

2000:

Flees Russia

with help of Berezovsky,

gains political asylum

in Britain

Alexander

Litvinenko

2002:

Co-writes book accusing FSB of carrying out

1999 apartment block bombings that killed over

300 people – blamed on Chechen rebels

2003:

Litvinenko recruited by British

intelligence service MI6 as paid

informant on organised crime

2006:

Begins investigating

assassination of journalist

Anna Politkovskaya –

long-term critic of Kremlin

Nov 1, 2006:

Litvinenko meets Russian associates

Andrei Lugovoi

(left) and

Dmitry Kovtun

at London

hotel. Litvinenko falls ill that night and is admitted

to hospital three days later

Nov 23:

Litvinenko dies in intensive care – death

attributed to radioactive polonium-210 administered

in cup of tea

May 2007:

UK prosecutors decide Lugovoi should

face trial for murder of Litvinenko

Jul:

Moscow refuses extradition request for Lugovoi.

UK announces expulsion of four Russian diplomats.

Moscow responds in kind

May-Jun 2013:

Inquest into Litvinenko’s death

delayed as coroner decides public inquiry would be

preferable, giving it power to hear some evidence

in secret

Jul:

UK Government rules out public inquiry

Jan 2014:

Litvinenko’s widow

Marina

in High Court

fight to force public inquiry

Feb:

High Court overrules Home

Office decision not to hold inquiry

Jan 2015:

Public inquiry begins

Jan 21, 2016: Inquiry concludes “strong

probability” that FSB directed killing, and

President Putin “probably approved” plan

Source: Wire agencies

Pictures: AP, Getty Images

© GRAPHIC NEWS

Putin “probably”

behind Litvinenko

murder

1998:

Russian agent

Alexander Litvinenko

claims at Moscow

news conference that

FSB instructed him

to kill high-profile

Russian oligarch

Boris Berezovsky

1999:

Litvinenko

jailed for nine months

on charges of abuse

of office within FSB

2000:

Flees Russia

with help of Berezovsky,

gains political asylum

in Britain

2002:

Co-writes book accusing

FSB of carrying out 1999 apartment

block bombings that killed over

300 people – blamed on

Chechen rebels

2003:

Litvinenko

recruited by British

intelligence service

MI6 as paid informant

on organised crime

2006:

Begins

investigating

assassination

of journalist

Anna Politkovskaya –

long-term critic of Kremlin

Nov 1, 2006:

Litvinenko meets

Russian associates

Andrei

Lugovoi

(left) and

Dmitry Kovtun

at London hotel. Litvinenko falls ill

that night and is admitted to

hospital three days later

Nov 23:

Litvinenko dies in

intensive care – death attributed

to radioactive polonium-210

administered in cup of tea

May 2007:

UK prosecutors

decide Lugovoi should face trial

for murder of Litvinenko

Jul:

Moscow refuses extradition

request for Lugovoi. UK announces

expulsion of four Russian

diplomats. Moscow responds

in kind

May-Jun 2013:

Inquest into

Litvinenko’s death delayed as

coroner decides public inquiry

would be preferable, giving it

power to hear some evidence

in secret

Jul:

UK Government rules out

public inquiry

Jan 2014:

Litvinenko’s

widow

Marina

in High Court

fight to force public inquiry

Feb:

High Court overrules Home

Office decision not to hold inquiry

Jan 2015:

Public inquiry begins

Jan 21, 2016: Inquiry

concludes “strong probability”

that FSB directed killing, and

President Putin “probably

approved” plan

Pictures: AP, Getty Images

© GRAPHIC NEWS