MOSCOW. March 12 (Interfax) - The Russian Investigative Committee has suspended its inquiry into the death of ex-security service officer Alexander Litvinenko in London, said Russian parliamentarian Andrei Lugovoi, who has been recognized as an affected party in this case.
"This case has been suspended. We sent all the available materials to the Investigative Committee, which conducted all examinations and took different investigative measures," Lugovoi said at a press conference at the Interfax central Office on Tuesday.
All questions that Moscow forwarded to London as part of this investigation "were left unanswered", a source familiar with the situation told Interfax.
"However, the timeframe for these procedures is not limitless," he said.
Russian investigators are taking part in the Litvinenko death trial in London. Lugovoi said.
"The Investigative Committee is eager to continue its participation in the Coroners' inquest because, as far as I understand, they are quite curious about the contents of the materials available to the UK side," Lugovoi said.
"As far as I know, they are actively participating in it, flying to London," he said.
The Russian Investigative Committee said in mid-December that it was going to seek the UK authorities' permission to participate in a full inquest into the death of Litvinenko, who is thought to have been poisoned with polonium-210