Review Further Legal Actions
Litvinenko Inquiry · The Litvinenko Inquiry: Report into the death of Alexander Litvinenko · Issued 21 January 2016 · Addressed to: Home Office
Source — verbatim from the inquiry
●Inquiry recommendation
The Director of Public Prosecutions should consider whether further action can be taken on extradition and asset freezing.
Litvinenko Inquiry, The Litvinenko Inquiry: Report into the death of Alexander Litvinenko · 21 Jan 2016 Source PDF →
Response — verbatim from government
●Home Office
Home Secretary Statement to Parliament, 21 January 2016: The Home Secretary wrote to the Director of Public Prosecutions 'asking her to consider whether any further action should be taken, both in terms of extradition and freezing criminal assets.' Review completed; extradition remains impossible while Russia refuses cooperation.
Home Office · 21 Jan 2016 Written response →
Evidence trail — what's actually happened since
- 21 Sep 2021 Sanctions and arrest warrants remain in place. In September 2021, ECHR ruled Russia responsible and ordered €100,000 damages to Mrs Litvinenko. Source →
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