The Litvinenko Inquiry

The Litvinenko Inquiry
d. The purpose of the meeting was for Mr Reilly to discuss with Mr Lugovoy Erinys’
proposed business with Gazprom 64
e. Mr Kovtun played no part in the discussions. Mr Reilly described him as, “a guy
who was just watching me” 65
6.91 There are two other factual details about this meeting that are of some importance.
6.92 The first relates to the seating arrangements around the boardroom table. Mr Reilly
was very confident in his evidence as to where each of the four men had sat at the
meeting. He explained that he had wanted to sit facing Mr Lugovoy since he regarded
him as “the most critical person” at the meeting. He therefore sat facing Mr Lugovoy at
one end of the table. He placed Mr Litvinenko between them at the head of the table
and Mr Kovtun, whom he regarded as the least important person at the meeting, next
to Mr Lugovoy. 66 Mr Reilly provided the police with a marked plan of the room showing
where each of the attendees sat. 67 It is reproduced below. Mr Reilly explained in the
section of his oral evidence to which I have already referred that he sat at position ‘A’,
Mr Litvinenko at ‘B’, Mr Lugovoy at ‘C’ and Mr Kovtun at ‘D’.
64
Reilly 10/84; 10/107-110
65
Reilly 10/108
66
Reilly 10/85-86
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