Russia when he was poisoned in london that made headlines around the world. A lethal toxin in a Cup Of Tea. Why was he killed . To unravel the mystery, we followed the tale of a dark conspiracy. Are you frightened for your life . Meet and confront the prime suspect. And now, is the danger coming closer . Were the men in the bushes . People say it will never happen here. I know what can happen here because it happened to my husband. Hello, and welcome to dateline. Former russian Agent Alexander Litvinenko was a vocal critic of the russian government. In his world, access to information could make you a rich man or a dead one. His murders set off an international investigation to discover who wanted him silenced. Here is Richard Engel with spy games. A former russian agent poisoned. A multimillionaire found dead in his bathroom. Investigative reporter executed in front of her home. Their lives have been interconnected but what about their deaths . Random acts or some suspect part of an i
turned into a vocal critic of russia,. when he was poisoned in london, it made headlines around the world. a lethal toxin in a cup of tea. it was a tiny little dirty bomb. it s nuclear terrorism. why was he? kilter unravel the mystery, we follow the tale of a dark conspiracy. are you frightened for your life? will me and confront the pain prime suspect. did you put polonium in the tea? and now, is a danger coming closer? we re two men may think waiting in the bushes. one man said shooting. an attack on the expert helping us with this story. people say it s never going to happen here. i know that can happen here, because it happened to my husband. , dateline . former russian agent, alexander litvinenko former russian agent jim alexander litvinenko was a four critic of the russian government. but in his world, existent formation could make you a very rich man or a dead one. his murder set off an international investigation to discover who wanted in silen
special services have been using that kind of substances for killing people that you never will be able to recognize. why do we have to go into some kind of bar and put it in someone s tea cup and everybody is laughing at us? i mean, the state cannot be emboldened. litvinenko s friend paul joyal, who believes he was a target of a botched assassination, agrees that in some ways, litvinenko s killers were indeed clumsy and careless. but he says, that s because they were probably just pawns in a much bigger game. you think that any of them do you want that substance was? you think that they knew that they were giving him polonium? why wouldn t they have known
on the opening day, her attorney argued the evidence leads to one disturbing conclusion. which litvinenko himself reach before he died. mr. litvinenko came to the awful realization that he had been the victim of a political assassination by agents of the russian state. an expert witness testified that the polonium that killed him could only have come from russia. president putin s spokesman declined our request for an interview. and in march 2015, putin gave luke avoid a mental. the order of merit to the fatherland, second class, for his work in the duma. you think russia will ever come clean and this will be known? i believe, one day we will know this. it will be very obvious for people to decide. in the years she has been looking for answers, other questions have multiplied and
but became obsessed with what he believed to be corruption within the fsb. crimes committed by the cops. he compiled a dossier, complete with flow charts, detailing his allegations. and presented it personally to the head of the agency. and the result was? opposite. surveillance on your family? exactly. and a rage litvinenko did now do the unthinkable. he led a nationally televised press conference. a group of agents, several of them in disguise, claiming the fsb had become corrupted by russian mafia money. litvinenko even claimed he had been ordered to assassinate a prominent billionaire, boris berezovsky. but instead, warned him that his life was in danger. the essential motivation of this very simple man was his