putin is as corrupt as anybody. as anybody in post communist russia. the mission may have started years before when litvinenko made that flow chart of corruption in the fsb. the head of the agency at the time was putin. after litvinenko fled to london, and putin became president of russia, litvinenko attacked him, relentlessly. and by name. i and others said that this is a very dangerous thing to do because your personalizing this. you told him that? yes. but marina and others believe that the ultimate motive may not have been personal at all. rather it was all about money. we learned that in 2005 and 2006, litvinenko made multiple visits to spain, helping prosecutors take down a major organized crime ring. one that litvinenko publicly claimed had financial ties to president putin. putin s office has never responded to that allegation.
just a few months before joyle was shot. he was along forsman officer. he worked for the colon of the fbi. yeah. in anti corruption? anti-corruption was he was most interested in. his name was alexander, slash out to his friends. but his interest in fighting corruption had made him a lot of enemies. including in his own agency, the kgb, which was really nine, the fsb. he was forced to leave russia with his wife and son and seek asylum in london, where he quickly called the attention of agents of the british intelligence service mi6. glenn moore was a retired and very charming mi6 analyst who was asked to befriend him. the british wanted to find out what he knew about his former colleagues in the russian secret services.
feeling that his country was being betrayed by the leadership. he believed he didn t do anything wrong. he was a good officer. he didn t think it would get him in trouble? he said, they will kill me or they will arrest me. he was jailed for nine months. but that billionaire he had warned, berezovsky, bailed him out. and helped litvinenko and his family flee to london. there, litvinenko kept up the drumbeat of criticism against the russian government. he even wrote a book accusing the fsb of starting a war in chechnya. for political reasons. in response, russia branded litvinenko a traitor. his image used for target practice by russian special forces. this wasn t just symbolism. in march, 2006, eight months before litvinenko s murder, the russian parliament passed a law authorizing the liquidation of enemies of the state, anywhere
was he credible? yes, he was. credible enough that mi6 eventually began paying a monthly salary. trading information for money was one way for a former russian agent to make a living in his new home in london. then suddenly, in 2006 he got very sick. it was just incredibly strong and heavy sickness. just suddenly stopped. his wife merino watched him wastes away in a matter of just days. it was all full. his hair started to fall out. and he started to look like a conservation treated by chemotherapy.
i m greg melvin he said, quote, the bastard s got me. he was once a kgb agent but turned into a vocal critic of russia. when he was poisoned in london, and made headlines around the world. a lethal toxin in a cup of tea. it s almost a tiny bomb. why was he killed? don ravel the mystery we followed the tale of a dark conspiracy. are you fine for your life? we ll meet and confront the prime suspects. and now, is the danger