▁security ▁at ▁the ▁private ▁television ▁company ▁OR T , ▁then ▁owned ▁by ▁now ▁fug itive ▁ty co ons ▁Bor is ▁Bere z ov sky ▁and ▁Bad ri ▁Pat ark ats ish v ili . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁L ug ovo y ▁was ▁arrested ▁and ▁charged ▁with ▁organ izing ▁the ▁escape ▁of ▁Nikol ai ▁Gl ush kov , ▁a ▁former ▁deput y ▁director - general ▁of ▁Aer of lot ▁arrested ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁on ▁fra ud ▁charges . ▁ ▁Alexander ▁Lit vin en ko ▁poison ing ▁ ▁L ug ovo y ▁met ▁with ▁Lit vin en ko ▁on ▁the ▁day ▁Lit vin en ko ▁fell ▁ill ▁( 1 ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 6 ). ▁Lit vin en ko ▁died ▁later ▁in ▁November ▁from ▁radiation ▁poison ing ▁caused ▁by ▁pol on ium - 2 1 0 , ▁and , ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁British ▁officials ▁charged ▁L ug ovo y ▁with ▁Lit vin en ko ' s ▁murder , ▁announ cing ▁they ▁would ▁seek ▁his ▁extr ad ition ▁from ▁Russia . ▁Russia ▁decl ined ▁to ▁extr ad ite ▁L ug ovo y , ▁cit ing ▁that ▁extr ad ition ▁of ▁citizens ▁is ▁not ▁allowed ▁under ▁the ▁Russian ▁constitution . ▁Russia ▁said ▁that ▁they ▁could ▁take ▁on ▁the ▁case ▁themselves ▁if ▁Britain ▁provided ▁evidence ▁against ▁L ug ovo y ▁but ▁that ▁Britain ▁had ▁not ▁handed ▁over ▁any ▁evidence . ▁The ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁investig ating ▁committee ▁at ▁the ▁General ▁Pro sec