Marina Litvinenko submits €3.5m ECHR claim against Russia
by Owen Bowcott Legal affairs correspondent from on (#5AD9W)
Exclusive: widow seeks punitive damages for 2006 murder, and payment of lost income
The widow of Alexander Litvinenko has submitted a claim against Russia to the European court of human rights (ECHR), seeking 3.5m (3.1m) in compensation for his murder by radiation poisoning in London.
Marina Litvinenko is requesting punitive damages and payment for accumulated lost income. A public inquiry concluded that her husband's murder in 2006 was probably ordered by Vladimir Putin.
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