British version of Litvinenko's poisoning vulnerable

23.07.2007, 14.05

MOSCOW, July 23 (Itar-Tass) -- The British version about Andrei Lugovoi's poisoning Alexander Litvinenko is inconsistent, Deputy chief of the Prosecutor’s General department for investigations into particularly violent crimes Andrei Majorov told a press conference in Moscow Monday. Majorov heads an investigation group into Litvinenko's murder and an attempt on the life of Russian entrepreneur Dmitry Kovtun.

"This version is vulnerable", Majored stressed.

"The documents provided by the British side have no mention of Polonium found in places Andrei Lugovoi visited. During an investigation we have established that Lugovoi received a SIM-card and a card for communications services from Litvinenko and that Polonium signs were found on these objects," Majorov said.

Besides, Scotland Yard investigators do not take into account that Litvinenko was not the only victim of Polonium threat, but Lugovoi and Kovtun were also exposed to this threat, Majorov said.

"We have been studying a version that both Kovtun and Lugovoi fell ill as a result of their meeting with Alexander Litvinenko who had been administered poison long before he met Lugovoi, rather than received poison from Lugovoi," Majorov said.
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