The Litvinenko Inquiry

The Litvinenko Inquiry
Police photograph of the Erinys boardroom 69
6.93 The second point concerns the refreshments provided at the meeting. Mr Reilly’s
evidence was that he himself did not drink anything at the meeting, but that he provided
each of the other three with either tea or coffee. He said that he also offered them a
drink of water from the office water fountain, but they all refused. 70
6.94 However, the most important evidence relating to this meeting is the evidence of
polonium contamination of the boardroom that was discovered after Mr Litvinenko’s
death. Extensive contamination was discovered, in particular on two of the chairs and
on a section of the green baize that covered the boardroom table. The contamination
was described in evidence by DI Mascall, 71 and is shown in diagrammatic form in a
computer aided model of the room prepared by the Metropolitan Police Service, 72
which is reproduced below.
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INQ017922 (page 3)
70
Reilly 10/92; 10/100
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Mascall 9/97-101
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INQ017922 (page 3)
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