The Litvinenko Inquiry

The Litvinenko Inquiry
visa was issued on 5 October. 37 It would appear to be a reasonable inference from
this sequence, as Mr Horwell suggested, that Mr Kovtun’s presence on the trip was
deemed essential, or at least very important. The question that I will need to address
is why Mr Kovtun’s presence on this trip was apparently considered to be so desirable.
Was it, as his visa application form asserted, for business reasons? Or were there
other reasons for Mr Kovtun accompanying Mr Lugovoy to London?
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The hotel bookings were made on 7 October (Krgo 9/51-52) and the flight bookings were made on 9
October; Mascall 9/4-5; COM00199001 (pages 4-5)
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