Litvinenko inquiry in the United Kingdom

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The Litvinenko inquiry in the United Kingdom was a public investigation that examined the 2006 polonium-210 poisoning of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko in London and concluded that Russian state agents were likely responsible.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf judicial investigation ⓘ
public inquiry ⓘ
allegedPerpetrator Andrei Lugovoi ⓘ
Dmitry Kovtun ⓘ
allegedStateInvolvement Russian Federation ⓘ
linked to: Russia
chair Sir Robert Owen ⓘ
chairOccupation High Court judge ⓘ
cityOfInquiryHearings London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
conclusion Russian state agents were likely responsible for the killing of Alexander Litvinenko ⓘ
the operation to kill Alexander Litvinenko was probably approved at a high level in the Russian state ⓘ
conclusionStandard balance of probabilities ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
deathYearInvestigated 2006 ⓘ
finding Alexander Litvinenko was deliberately poisoned ⓘ
polonium-210 was administered to Alexander Litvinenko in London ⓘ
the poisoning constituted an act of murder ⓘ
focus 2006 polonium-210 poisoning in London ⓘ
jurisdiction England and Wales ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalBasis Inquiries Act 2005 ⓘ
locationOfCrime London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
notableFeature considered evidence from intelligence and security services ⓘ
examined use of polonium-210 as a murder weapon ⓘ
orderedBy UK Home Secretary ⓘ
linked to: Home Secretary

UK government ⓘ
purpose to determine responsibility for the poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko ⓘ
to examine the circumstances of Alexander Litvinenko’s death ⓘ
relatedCase extradition requests for Andrei Lugovoi ⓘ
extradition requests for Dmitry Kovtun ⓘ
relatedTo UK–Russia diplomatic relations ⓘ
extraterritorial targeted killings ⓘ
use of radioactive materials in assassinations ⓘ
scope UK authorities’ response to the poisoning ⓘ
events leading to the poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko ⓘ
possible involvement of Russian state agencies ⓘ
subjectOfInvestigation poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko ⓘ
substanceUsed polonium-210 ⓘ
typeOfProceeding non-criminal fact-finding inquiry ⓘ
victim Alexander Litvinenko ⓘ
victimCitizenship British citizen ⓘ
victimFullName Alexander Valterovich Litvinenko ⓘ
victimOccupation former Russian spy ⓘ

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Alexander Litvinenko → subjectOf → Litvinenko inquiry in the United Kingdom ⓘ
Martin Sixsmith → notableWork → The Litvinenko File ⓘ
linked to: Litvinenko inquiry in the United Kingdom
Lubyanka Criminal Group → associatedWith → Alexander Litvinenko poisoning controversy ⓘ
linked to: Litvinenko inquiry in the United Kingdom
Marina Litvinenko → relatedEvent → 2006 poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko ⓘ
linked to: Litvinenko inquiry in the United Kingdom