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 in the world. they don t pass that just for the sake of passing it. you have to have somebody in mind. seven months after the law was passed, someone was liquidated. a prominent russian journalist shot in the head outside her moscow apartment. she was a friend of litvinenko. three weeks later, litvinenko himself was poisoned with polonium 210.
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 d 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 in the world. you don t pass that just for the sake of passing it. you have to have somebody in mind.
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 in the world. you don t pass that just for the sake of passing it. you have to have somebody in mind. reporter: seven months after the law was passed, someone was liquidated. a prominent russian journalist, shot in the head outside her moscow apartment. she was a friend of litvinenko. three weeks later, litvinenko himself was poisoned with polonium 210. duma leader zhirinovsky certainly didn t shed any tears when that happened but laughs off the notion that the russian state was connected in any way. for one simple reason. he thinks russian agents would have done a better job. translator: i m surprised that the uk special services and the uk court accuses russia and lugovoi that with a bag of polonium they came to london and were just throwing it around. reporter: it just doesn t make sense to a lot
he was a good officer. reporter: and he didn t think it would get him in trouble? he said they will kill me or they will arrest me. reporter: he was jailed for nine months. but that billionaire he d 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 in the world. you don t pass that just for
this very simple man was his feeling that his country was being betrayed by the leadership. he believed he didn t do anything wrong. he was a good officer. reporter: and he didn t think it would get him in trouble? he said they will kill me or they will arrest me. reporter: he was jailed for nine months. but that billionaire he d 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