British Prosecutors May Explain Hold Up in Litvinenko Inquiry

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British prosecutors' demand that British investigators unearth more information before prosecutors proceed with the case of dead security services agent Alexander Litvinenko may explain why Russian authorities have been barred from coming to London.

The Crown Prosecution Service has requested that London police fill in unspecified holes in the police report on the Nov. 23 poisoning death of Litvinenko in London, a Scotland Yard spokesman said Friday.

Deputy prosecutor general, ­Alexander Zyvagintsev, said last week that Moscow had waived some legal formalities for British investigators when they traveled to Moscow in ­December. He urged London to ­reciprocate.

"Whenever we receive requests from other countries, we ensure all due processes are carried out," the Scotland Yard spokesman said. "Its the way we do business." He added that there were "legal implications" for not ­doing things by the book.

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