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Litvinenko case

Lugovoy: I am ready to stand trial in Russia

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Published 20 July, 2007, 23:25

Andrey Lugovoy, the man the UK accuses of murdering former Russian Security officer Aleksandr Litvinenko, was giving an interview to a Moscow radio station, and once again insisted he was innocent. Moreover, he says he has still not been contacted by Scotland Yard Prosecutors.

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