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Russian spy murder suspect makes offer to Britain: report
AFP - Saturday, November 22
LONDON (AFP) - - The man accused of murdering former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko in London said in a British newspaper on Saturday he was prepared to come to Britain to be questioned about the case.
Andrei Lugovoi, a Russian lawmaker and an ex-KGB agent, told The Times that he was considering sending his friend, Dmitry Kovtun, who was one of the last people to meet Litvinenko before he fell ill, to meet detectives.
Litvinenko, a fierce critic of then Russian president Vladimir Putin, died two years ago on Sunday, poisoned by the radioactive substance polonium.
The Times said Lugovoi pledged he would also consider coming to Britain after Kovtun, if Kovtun was allowed to visit London without the risk of being extradited to Germany, although the paper did not quote him directly on this point.
Kovtun apparently left traces of polonium at the home of his ex-wife in the German port city of Hamburg before he flew to London for the November 2006 meeting with Litvinenko.
Lugovoi said: "We have an idea for Dmitry to travel to London to talk to representatives of the prosecutors. We are looking for a way to achieve this if we could get guarantees from the Government of Great Britain.
"If we decide to send him to London, it would be the most helpful thing for Scotland Yard to continue the investigation."
The Times said Lugovoi added he would also require assurances that he would not be arrested if he agreed to travel to London.
Lugovoi insisted he was not responsible for Litvinenko's death.
"What was beneficial for Russia out of this situation? Russia didn't gain anything from it," he told the newspaper.
Britain wants Russia to extradite Lugovoi to face charges, but Russia has refused.
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said he told Russian President Dmitry Medvedev at the G8 summit in July that the issue of Litvinenko's death in London "would not be closed".
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Andrei Lugovoi, the man accused of murdering former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko in London, has said in a British newspaper that he is prepared to travel to Britain to be questioned about the case.
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