Poisoned spy 'had information on Kremlin figure'

An ex-business associate of Alexander Litvinenko said today that the former Russian spy was murdered because of information he held on a powerful Kremlin figure.

Sat, 16 Dec, 2006 - 13:55

An ex-business associate of Alexander Litvinenko said today that the former Russian spy was murdered because of information he held on a powerful Kremlin figure.

Ex-spy Yuri Shvets said Mr Litvinenko was commissioned by a reputable UK firm to provide information on Russia.

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