vin en ko ▁poison ing ▁On ▁ 3 0 ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Georg ian ▁ty co on ▁Bad ri ▁Pat ark ats ish v ili ▁described ▁L ug ovo y ▁as ▁a ▁" close ▁friend " ▁with ▁whom ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁working ▁for ▁th ir teen ▁years . ▁He ▁said ▁he ▁hoped ▁L ug ovo y ▁was ▁innoc ent , ▁but ▁added ▁that ▁there ▁is ▁" no ▁such ▁thing ▁as ▁a ▁former ▁K GB ▁agent ." ▁On ▁ 4 ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁L ug ovo y ▁visited ▁a ▁hospital ▁in ▁Moscow ▁for ▁medical ▁tests . ▁On ▁ 9 ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁L ug ovo y ▁was ▁released ▁from ▁the ▁hospital ▁and ▁declared ▁to ▁be ▁in ▁" s atisf actory ▁condition ." ▁On ▁ 2 6 ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁The ▁Guardian ▁reported ▁that ▁the ▁British ▁government ▁was ▁prepar ing ▁an ▁extr ad ition ▁request ▁asking ▁that ▁L ug ovo y ▁be ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁to ▁stand ▁trial ▁for ▁Lit vin en ko ' s ▁murder . ▁On ▁ 5 ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Bor is ▁Bere z ov sky ▁told ▁the ▁BBC ▁that ▁on ▁his ▁death bed , ▁Lit vin en ko ▁said ▁that ▁L ug ovo y ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁his ▁poison ing . ▁On ▁ 2 2 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Britain ' s ▁Director ▁of ▁Public ▁Pro sec utions ▁announced ▁that ▁Britain ▁would ▁seek ▁extr ad ition