Extradition request 'politically motivated', says Lugovoy

Russian businessman Andrei Lugovoy today said that British prosecutors' decision to charge him with the murder of Alexander Litvinenko is "politically motivated", news agencies have reported.

Extradition request 'politically motivated', says Lugovoy
Tue, 22 May, 2007 - 17:16
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Russian businessman Andrei Lugovoy today said that British prosecutors' decision to charge him with the murder of Alexander Litvinenko is "politically motivated", news agencies have reported.

"I consider that this decision to be political," Lugovoy was quoted as saying by RIA-Novosti and other agencies.

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