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Titolo: Litvinenko case could be called Berezovsky case

Litvinenko case could be called Berezovsky case  
It would be more precise to describe the cases of Alexander Litvinenko and
Andrei Lugovoi as the case of Boris Berezovsky, former Federal Security
Service Director and Chairman of the State Duma Committee for Veterans
Affairs Nikolai Kovalyov told INTERFAX. 
"We have encountered the Litvinenko case, or rather the Lugovoi case,
although it would be more correct to call it the Berezovsky case," he
said. 
"It is absolutely clear that Alexander Litvinenko was working for Boris
Berezovsky and simultaneously playing his own game. This is the most
probable reason for his murder. It is also quite possible that it was an
accident, not premeditated killing," Kovalyov said. 
"Lugovoi told a press conference in May that British secret services had
recruited Berezovsky. It is not up to us to judge this statement. Yet
Russian law enforcers have many other questions for Berezovsky," he said. 
"He was charged with the embezzlement and laundering of 214 million rubles
from Aeroflot. Several days ago the Russian Prosecutor General's Office
indicted Berezovsky for embezzling $13 million from SBS-Agro. The Moscow
Basmanny Court ordered the seizure of Berezovsky's villa on the Cote
D'Azur," Kovalyov said. 
"Meanwhile, Berezovsky is peacefully living in London and enjoying the
status of a political emigrant. He is freely visited by leaders of our
opposition and radical parties and asked for financing. The British secret
services do not have to hunt for recruits - they are right there, visiting
with Berezovsky," he said. 
As for a possible way out of the deadlock in the Russia-UK relations,
which is rooted in the "Berezovsky-Litvinenko-Lugovoi case," Kovalyov
said, "First of all, we should calm down and soberly assess the situation.
Both countries have national laws. It is another question if the domestic
laws are good or bad. They must be obeyed just the same. I think it would
be useful for the UK to know that the Russian Prosecutor General's Office
received over 200 applications from foreign states for the prosecution of
Russian citizens. Sentences have been pronounced in 98 criminal cases,
courts are hearing another 20, while the rest are under investigation." 
"Hence, I have a question: why cannot the UK present the Lugovoi materials
to Russian law enforcers? If these materials contain sufficient evidence,
Russian law enforcers may open a criminal case," he said. 
"It would be silly and senseless to demand that Russia must amend the
constitution. One more thing. The intelligence services, the British
intelligence in this case, must take care of its area - intelligence. Let
politicians and diplomats do the politics. In that case, everything will
be all right," Kovalyov said. 
Kovalyov criticized the British Council activity in Russia. 
"This is a non-profit organization, which officially has a
non-governmental status. Formally, it declares its goal to be cooperation
in science, culture and education. But what is really happening? The
organization is actively promoting the resettlement of Russia's promising
young professionals by sending them to the UK for studies. We saw from the
recruitment of a Russian citizen in 2000 that it was not a problem to get
in touch with the British secret services through the British Council," he
said. 
Commenting on the general state of Russian-British relations, Kovalyov
said, "Certainly, it is a long way to the cold war, but I would not go so
far as to call these relations warm. The most unpleasant of all is that
the routine work of secret services is influencing interstate political
relations. This should not happen, as this is highly unprofessional.
Millions of people of both countries, who are nervously watching the
exchange of diplomatic statements and speeches by the chiefs of state,
have been involved in 'the spy dispute.' 
"Average citizens are unaware of diplomatic intricacies. They are simply
hearing tough statements on certain sanctions, expulsion of embassy
employees and denials of entry visas. All these things cause rumors and
unfounded fears. Why do the British secret services create mutual mistrust
and tensions? Such actions are impermissible. It is quite possible to call
them provocative," he said. 
"In fact, nothing terrible is happening. The disputes will have little
impact on the average citizen of Russia and the UK," Kovalyov said. 
"For instance, limits on the issue of entry visas are applicable only to
the personnel of governmental agencies, while tourists and businessmen are
still being catered to by consular services. But I would like to emphasize
that the current situation derives from British secret services'
assumption of an uncharacteristic function - influencing the activity of
state institutions," he said. 
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