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| Litvinenko man 'to face charges' | Litvinenko man 'to face charges' |
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| A Russian should be charged over the fatal poisoning of former KGB officer Alexander Litvinenko, the director of public prosecutions has recommended. | A Russian should be charged over the fatal poisoning of former KGB officer Alexander Litvinenko, the director of public prosecutions has recommended. |
| Sir Ken Macdonald told a news conference that Andrei Lugovoi should face trial. | Sir Ken Macdonald told a news conference that Andrei Lugovoi should face trial. |
| Mr Litvinenko, a critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, died in London in November after exposure to the radioactive isotope polonium-210. | Mr Litvinenko, a critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, died in London in November after exposure to the radioactive isotope polonium-210. |
| Police passed a file to the Crown Prosecution Service in January. | Police passed a file to the Crown Prosecution Service in January. |
| Sir Ken told the press conference: "I have today concluded that the evidence sent to us by the police is sufficient to charge Andrei Lugovoi with the murder of Mr Litvinenko by deliberate poisoning. | |
| "I have further concluded that a prosecution of this case would clearly be in the public interest. | |
| "In those circumstances, I have instructed CPS lawyers to take immediate steps to seek the early extradition of Andrei Lugovoi from Russia to the United Kingdom, so that he may be charged with murder - and be brought swiftly before a court in London to be prosecuted for this extraordinarily grave crime." | |
| Mr Lugovoi has strongly denied any involvement. |