Russia blocks UK extradition plea

[frigidmagi]

BBC

Russia has officially refused a UK extradition request for Andrei Lugovoi, the prime suspect in the murder of Russian ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko.

The Russian Prosecutor General's Office said the constitution did not allow for the extradition of its citizens.

However, it said it would consider the possibility that Mr Lugovoi could be put on trial in Russia.

UK-Russian relations have been strained since Mr Litvinenko died of exposure to the radioactive isotope polonium-210.

UK officials have said they expect full co-operation from the Russian authorities in bringing the perpetrators to justice in Britain.

Inquiry 'possible'

It has taken Russia five weeks to give an official response, although Prosecutor General Yuri Chayka has repeatedly said that no Russian national would stand trial in Britain.

However, a statement from his office said Mr Lugovoi could be investigated "if the British side makes the corresponding inquiry and offers the necessary material for a criminal case".

Mr Lugovoi, himself a former Russian agent, denies the charges against him, and last month accused British secret services of being involved in the murder.

He says that either MI6, fugitive Kremlin opponent Boris Berezovsky or the Russian mafia were behind the killing.

The Russian Federal Security Service said last month that a criminal case had been opened based on remarks and information provided by Mr Lugovoi.

Wow... In addition to the other Russian story... Wow... I wish I was Russian and was able to get away with all sorts of shit and nobody did anything to stop me or even called me names...

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Yeah, it's a real "shock, horror!...not!" moment for most people over here. The annoying thing is that they are signed up some sort of treaty where it agrees to extradite people.

The bear is a most confuzzling of creatures.

[frigidmagi]

The bear is a most confuzzling of creatures.

No it isn't. The Russian Bear is committed to one single principal and fuck everything else. Making the Russian Bear as powerful as humanly possible. Sit down view Russian actions through that lens and you'll be very much less confused.

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The bear is a most confuzzling of creatures.

No it isn't. The Russian Bear is committed to one single principal and fuck everything else. Making the Russian Bear as powerful as humanly possible. Sit down view Russian actions through that lens and you'll be very much less confused.

True, true. They really do take Nationalism to the next stage.... Pity its all fuelled by those Oligarch fellows, eh?

[frigidmagi]

They really do take Nationalism to the next stage.... Pity its all fuelled by those Oligarch fellows, eh?

Oligarchy isn't always a bad form of government... Depending on the Oligarchs in question. (This tends to hold true for Aristocracy and Monarchy/Despotism as well).

The Oligarchs in this case are a set of old men who managed to get their hands on a shitload of the old USSR's infrastructures and industries during crash privatizations (I knew that was mistake, going to fast is just has bad as to slow) and never bothered learning any rules beyond the ones of the crumbling USSR. More or less for them the game is still the same while just the names have changed. Putin is very much in charge of the bunch however has he has broken a number of them for the high crime of defying him. And when I say break, I mean break.

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Indeed, Putins reputation has always been reported as being a bit of a...stickler for party loyalty, if such a term could apply.

Ah well, we can always send in some MI6 nublet and back the deed, eh?