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Spy: Interpol joins probe
12/12/2006 20:26 - (SA)
Moscow - International police agency
Interpol is helping co-ordinate the investigation into the
poisoning of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko, that now
involves forces in Germany, Russia and Britain.
The head of Interpol's Russian office said on Tuesday the
186 member-country organisation had been asked to improve the
information flow between the three countries, which have
launched their own probes into Litvinenko's death.
Litvinenko died in a London hospital on November 23 after
exposure to radioactive polonium 210. In a statement associates
released after his death, he accused Russian President Vladimir
Putin of ordering his killing. The Kremlin denies involvement.
The three investigations have sent British investigators to
Russia to question those who met Litvinenko, and Russian
newspapers have reported that Russian prosecutors might be
preparing to fly to London to conduct interviews.
German officials have said they suspect a Russian
businessman, who met Litvinenko on the day he fell ill and is
now in hospital in Moscow, of being among those responsible for
his death.
- Reuters
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