Marina Litvinenko, the wife of former KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko, who was murdered in London in 2006, leaves the High Court in London February 26, 2013. The lawyer for the family of Litvinenko accused Britain and Russia on Tuesday of colluding to try and shut down an inquiry into his death for the sake of trade links. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor
LONDON (Reuters) - The London High Court has quashed the British government's decision not to hold a public inquiry into the murder of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko, who died in London in 2006 after being poisoned with a radioactive substance.
Tuesday's judgment means the government will have to reconsider the decision, a diplomatically sensitive one as a public inquiry could delve into the issue of whether Russia was involved in the killing. Moscow denies any hand in it.
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