Russia Denies U.K. Request for Lugovoi Extradition

On July 5, 2007, the Russian prosecutor general formally notified British prosecutors that Russia would not extradite Andrei K. Lugovoi, the former K.G.B. officer sought by the U.K. in connection with the murder of former K.G.B. officer Alexander V. Litvinenko. The Russian prosecutor general explained that the Russian Constitution precludes the extradition of Russian citizens. In accordance with the requirements of international law, however, Russia offered to consider prosecuting Lugovoi domestically...more