When mario scaramella met alexander litvinenko at the itsu sushi bar in london to warn him of an apparent threat to both their lives, the former russian spy dismissed the document which purported. Reports on this italian, identified as mario scaramella, indicate that he is a man of mystery about which little is known. Litvinenko, who reportedly had links to the israelbased russian mafia and the smuggling of radioactive materials. Mario scaramella, who had eaten with litvinenko, reported that doctors had told him the body had five times the lethal dose of.
He is not considered a suspect, but he is an enigmatic figure. As responsible for intelligence analysis and production on kgb and military gru espionage in europe, he served as an investigator and adviser to the mitrokhin commission. He underwent a period of intelligence training at a kgb. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest. Jul 22, 2014 the british government announced on tuesday it would hold a public inquiry into the 2006 death in london of alexander litvinenko, who served in the kgb and its postsoviet successor, the federal. This was the hypothesis most favoured by epstein in his 2008 article and it still best fits the known facts. In 2005, he contacted litvinenko and asked him to provide information about kgb operations in italy.
In the same month, litvinenko and scaramella gave italian police details of a plot to kill litvinenko s borther maxim. In the book litvinenko claims that the fsb was involved in a series of apartment block bombings in 1999 that killed more than 300 people. Dec 02, 2006 getting the back story on alexander litvinenko. What the litvinenko scaramella connection offersalong with a glimpse at the murky world of former soviet spiesis a picture of berlusconis italy, in. Litvinenko became one of the leading critics of the vladimir putin regime, wrote a book blowing up russia. On 1 november 2006, the same day that litvinenko lunched with scaramella. Peter popham reports from rome sunday 3 december 2006 01. Poisoning of alexander litvinenko project gutenberg self. Jan 23, 2015 italian academic mario scaramella salvatore laportaap litvinenko identifies himself in the tape as a former kgb and fsb officer and explains that he had been providing mr scaramella with. Alexander litvinenko prison planet intelligence agency. Apr 21, 2012 the litvinenko contamination case is contaminated. Mario scaramella speciale tg5 londra vs mosca youtube.
Jan 21, 2016 a public inquiry into the killing of exrussian spy alexander litvinenko has concluded. What mi6bbc wont tell you about alexander litvinenko assassination the berezovsky connection. According to friends of litvinenko, alexander had received an email from someone calling himself mario from italy. He was sentenced in absentia to three and a half years. Litvinenkos brother maxim, who lives in italy, told that scaramella wanted to use his brother. Rome reuters mario scaramella, a littleknown italian kgb expert, is said to have been poisoned by the same radiation that killed former russian spy alexander litvinenko. Mario scaramella he came to international prominence in 2006 in connection with the poisoning of the ex fsb agent alexander litvinenko. Italy frustrating attempts to bring key witness to alexander. Jan 25, 2015 italy frustrating attempts to bring key witness to alexander litvinenko inquiry metropolitan police is struggling to obtain assurances that mario scaramella will be protected against prosecution. Marina litvinenko, the wife of former kgb agent alexander litvinenko who was. International security consultant mario scaramella, who joined litvinenko for the now infamous clandestine meeting in a london sushi bar, headed an organisation which tracked dumped nuclear waste, including soviet nuclear missiles left over from the cold war.
Litvinenko s funeral took place on 7 december at the central london mosque, after which his body was buried at highgate cemetery in north london. Mario scaramella born 23 april 1970 is a lawyer, security consultant and academic nuclear. Dec 01, 2006 a contact and the wife of dead former spy alexander litvinenko have both tested positive for polonium210, the substance found in the russians body. This would take place at the pine bar in the millennium hotel in mayfair, london. Litvinenko s movements shortly before he became ill included lunch with an italian agent and investigator, mario scaramella, in a piccadilly sushi bar, and a meeting with lugovoi who, it. Reports have litvinenko meeting with several individuals on november 1 the day on which he became ill including a meeting that afternoon at a sushi bar with mario scaramella, his contact. The nuking of alexander litvinenko by justin raimondo posted on november 27, 2006 august 7. The investigation found that on the day of poisoning litvinenko also had a meeting with mario scaramella, a security specialist. In late october 2006, he received an email from evgeuni limanov, an researcher based in an alpine village in france, whose. Marina litvinenko russian agent alexander litvinenkos wife. The role of mario scaramella, an italian sometimes described as an. Marina litvinenko s husband alexander was born on december 4, 1962 in voronezh, russia to nina and walter litvinenko who divorced when he was very young. Litvinenkos movements shortly before he became ill included lunch with an italian agent and investigator, mario scaramella, in a piccadilly sushi bar, and a meeting with lugovoi who, it.
Mario scaramella, the italian academic who met alexander litvinenko on the day he was allegedly poisoned, has tested positive for polonium 210. Mario scaramella met the former russian spy alexander v. After sipping tea in a london hotel, alexander litvinenko, a former kgb officer and vocal foe of the kremlin, fell ill and was rushed to the hospital, fatally at. Litvinenko was known to be trading in nuclear materials but ignored by the media accidentally poisoned himself.
Jan 24, 2016 mario scaramella above met with litvinenko during the meal when litvinenko was poisoned by nuclear material. Feb 26, 2015 an exclusive al jazeera english interview with mario scaramella, the italian security consultant who met with russian defector alexander litvinenko in london on november 6th, 2006, the day he was. Later, litvinenko had lunch at a sushi restaurant in piccadilly, with italian mario scaramella, who was engaged in investigating the kgb and claimed to have intelligence about the recently assassinated russian journalist anna politkovskaya. Polonium found across london at time of litvinenko death. Specifically, litvinenko pointed to various bombings in apartment blocks in 1999. In october 2005, litvinenko accused ukrainian alexander talik of being an fsb agent in italy with links to mogilevich. Scaramella, a lawyer and nuclear expert, met litvinenko on the day of the poisoning and was exposed to polonium210. Scaramella the italian connection he claims to be a professor at a university that has never heard of him, and consultant to a body that has no fixed. In december 2003 russian authorities seized thousands of copies of litvinenko s book ap, 12 jan. Nov 25, 2006 by 3pm, mr litvinenko had moved from mayfair to the elegant facades of piccadilly, where he met mario scaramella, another longstanding contact who had called him out of the blue saying he wanted. What happened to the other man who took tea with alexander. Also in opendemocracy on the case of alexander litvinenko. A lack of hard evidence in the poisoning of alexander litvinenko has stopped neither the wheels of british justice nor the cameras of hollywood.
Dec 10, 2006 of course, at this time few people in britain would have been aware of the existence of alexander valterovich litvinenko, but all that was to change with the unfolding of the increasingly bizarre tale of the poisoning of alexander litvinenko. The more we learn about mario scaramella the more mysterious his role in the events surrounding. Mario scaramella is a fsb agent in italy and a close friend and. There is no suggestion that mr scaramella was involved in the poisoning. Litvinenko under the microscope the national interest. Scaramella told 60 minutes he warned litvinenko that both of them were on a kremlin hit. Alexander valterovich litvinenko, russian security agent born dec.
If vladimir putin hit this criminal network, he deserves our eternal thanks and not our condemnation. Mario scaramella was born in 1970 in naples, italy. After sipping tea in a london hotel, alexander litvinenko, a former kgb officer and vocal foe of the. After sipping tea in a london hotel, alexander litvinenko, a former kgb officer and vocal foe of the kremlin, fell ill and was rushed to the hospital, fatally cowell, alan s. Litvinenko and the demise of british justice dissident voice.
What mi6bbc wont tell you about alexander litvinenko. In 1988 alexander litvinenko was recruited to join what was then still called the committee for state security kgb. He also meets academic mario scaramella at a sushi bar where he is said to have received documents about the death of russian journalist anna politkovskaya. Litvinenko believed he was poisoned by mario scaramella. Dec 02, 2006 mario scaramella s poisoning by the same type of radiation that killed a former russian agent last week is further proof that the italian kgb expert is not the killer, scaramella s lawyer told. Talik claimed he had been framed after refusing to provide information to scaramella. Mario scaramella born 23 april 1970 is a lawyer, security consultant and academic nuclear expert. Scaramella was allegedly litvinenko s informant planning to give him the list of names linked to the murder of the russian journalist anna politkovskaya, as well as a list of new victims that included litvinenko and scaramella. Some early media attention focussed on mario scaramella, litvinenko s lunch partner of. Italy frustrating attempts to bring key witness to. Mario scaramella claims he warned alexander litvinenko that he was on a list of people the kremlin wanted killed afpgetty images. Six reasons you cant take the litvinenko report seriously world.
Litvinenko to italy in 2004 to testify to the mitrokhin commission, which was set up by the italian government in 2001 to investigate kgb activities in italy during and after the cold. Mario scaramella, who passed him documents naming the killers of politkovskaya. The more we learn about mario scaramella the more mysterious his role in the events surrounding the death of alexander litvinenko becomes. Alexander valterovich litvinenko russian intelligence. In the polonium poison mystery, an odd italian footnote.
Italian mario scaramella is not thought to be suffering physical symptoms but the amount found is likely to be of concern for his immediate health. London italian kgb expert mario scaramella, who warned russian dissident alexander litvinenko that his life might be in danger on the same day he. On american tv, yuri felshtinsky who cowrote with litvinenko a book about terrorism in russia, said litvinenko told him he was sure it was mario scaramella that did it. Scaramella the italian connection he claims to be a professor at a university that has never. The italian academic mario scaramella who met alexander litvinenko after hed been poisoned, said both men had been threatened by. The strange case of mario scaramella opendemocracy. Oh, and theres one more player in the baloneyium 210 circle mario scaramella. Litvinenko is critic of the kremlin, was investigating journalists killing. Polonium210 that killed litvinenko was in uk before. Spys friend tests positive for polonium 210 daily mail. Hes the italian academic who was lunching with alexander litvinenko at the itsu sushi bar the day of the poisoning. His recent books include litvinenko murder case solved and the phony.
Alexander litvinenko biography, photo, personal life. Luke hardings book seeks to lift some of the veil which surrounds the country in his book a very expensive poison which describes the poisoning of a man named alexander litvinenko, allegedly or apparently by agents working on behalf of the russian government. Indeed, as is now becoming clear, mario scaramella shares the same. Dec 01, 2006 rome reuters mario scaramella, a littleknown italian kgb expert, is said to have been poisoned by the same radiation that killed former russian spy alexander litvinenko last week. He grew up bet ween his father and mothers house for a couple of years, but what ultimately raised by his grandparents thereat of his childhood. Mario scaramella born 23 april 1970 is an italian lawyer, security consultant and nuclear physicist who came to international prominence in regard to the poisoning of the exfsb agent alexander litvinenko in london. When mario scaramella met alexander litvinenko at the itsu sushi bar in london to warn him of an apparent threat to. Mr litvinenko meets two russian men at a london hotel one a former kgb officer. Alexander litvinenko at university college hospital. In 2004 litvinenko alleged to the new york times that a secret kgb laboratory specializing in poison was still operational in the fsb.
Italian security consultant mario scaramella reveals on. Mario scaramella the italian academic and kgb expert met mr litvinenko at a sushi restaurant on the day he fell ill. Shortly afterward, while dining with a friend, mario scaramella, litvinenko began to experience intense nausea and even the loss of the use of his legs. Londons telegraph reported on friday that scaramella had tested positive for polonium, with. Five facts about poison victim mario scaramella reuters. He came to international prominence in 2006 in connection with the poisoning of the exfsb agent alexander litvinenko. Italy frustrating attempts to bring key witness to alexander litvinenko inquiry metropolitan police is struggling to obtain assurances that mario scaramella will be protected against prosecution.
The irish times books podcast darran anderson, author of inventory. Litvinenko went on to allege fsb officer involvement in drug dealing with warlords in afghanistan. Jan 21, 2016 what mi6bbc wont tell you about alexander litvinenko assassination the berezovsky connection. The raw story was former kgb agent murdered over falseflag. Mario scaramella, chechen groups, alexander talik 2 chapter 6 russian state responsibility introduction 214. Dec 01, 2006 scaramella is currently in a safe house in london and proclaims his innocence in the litvinenko case. One was mario scaramella, a selfstyled italian investigator who he met at a sushi bar in central london. Litvinenko had also had lunch at itsu, a sushi restaurant on piccadilly in london, with an italian acquaintance, mario scaramella, to whom he reportedly made allegations regarding romano prodis connections with the kgb. In december 2003 russian authorities seized thousands of copies of litvinenkos book ap, 12 jan. Aleksandr litvinenko russiapedia politics and society. The transcripts between scaramella and guzzanti show a particular interest in this conversation, and scaramella repeatedly pressed gordievski and litvinenko. Several hours after his meetings, mr litvinenko complains of feeling sick and spends the night vomiting. Italian emerges as an odd footnote in litvinenko case.
In the polonium poison mystery, an odd italian footnote the new. Litvinenko had ingested polonium210, a poisonous radioactive isotope. As soon as i get home, ill make some verifications through my contacts in moscow. Who was behind the polonium poisoning of former kgb agent. On november 1, he met mario scaramella, an italian academic, at a sushi restaurant. The litvinenko file by martin sixsmith nook book ebook. Atmoniev added that, according to data received by the german prosecutors from the british side, the highest level of radioactive contamination was found at the london office of boris berezovsky and in the body of italian citizen mario scaramella. Mario scaramella, who had eaten with litvinenko, reported that doctors had told him the body had five times the lethal dose of polonium210. According to mario, he handed to alexander documents about the assassination of anna politkovskaya at the meeting. Links to various usual suspects indicate that litvinenko affair may be the tip of the iceberg that could lead to past and future global false flag terrorism operation aimed at the united states and its allies. Mario scaramella, chechen groups, alexander talik 2. The second meeting was with the italian selfmade security and nuclear expert mario scaramella. He was sentenced in absentia to three and a half years in prison following the claims, officially for corruption. Was former kgb agent murdered over falseflag terrorism.
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