DISINFO: The Alexander Litvinenko case was politicized

DISINFORMATION CASE DETAILS

  • Outlet: RIA ( archive, original )
  • Date of publication: November 25, 2016
  • Countries / regions discussed: Russia

DISINFO: The Alexander Litvinenko case was politicized

SUMMARY

The Alexander Litvinenko case was politicized and the investigation was non-transparent.

RESPONSE

There is compelling evidence that the Russian state was behind Alexander Litvinenko's assassination through poisoning with radioactive polonium on British soil. A British murder investigation pointed to a member of Russia’s Federal Protective Service as the prime suspect. A public enquiry concluded that Litvinenko’s murder was a Russian FSB operation, probably personally approved by President Putin.

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