Alexander Litvinenko inquiry a 'show', claims Russian foreign minister

Russia’s foreign minister has rejected the conclusion by a British judge that former KGB officer Alexander Litvinenko was poisoned by two men acting at the behest of Russia’s spy agency as a “show” lacking substance.

Alexander Litvinenko inquiry a 'show', claims Russian foreign minister

Russia’s foreign minister has rejected the conclusion by a British judge that former KGB officer Alexander Litvinenko was poisoned by two men acting at the behest of Russia’s spy agency as a “show” lacking substance.

Sergey Lavrov said Judge Robert Owen’s conclusion was based on evidence of hand-picked witnesses who he said lacked objectivity and classified testimony.

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