By Ben Kerrigan-
A concrete trail of photographic evidence against the Russian assassins accused of attempting to kill ex Russian spy, Sergei Shripal and her daughter, Yulia, has been released by the British Police. CCTV evidence traces the movements of Alexandra Petrov and Rushlan Boshirov between a short two day period-March 2nd to March 4th, when they arrived to Britain from Moscow and returned back to Russia. Their brief trip to the Uk reveals their arrival in Britain, their presence in Salisbury station , the vicinity of the Shripal’s home, and then shows the pair not far from their targeted victim’s home moments before they strike. There is little hope of having them extradited to the Uk since Russia does not subscribe to extraditing practices, but an EU warrant for arrest will be issued.
British prosecutors are convinced they have ample evidence to convict two Russian suspects they have charged with executing the Novichok poisoning of Ex Russian spy Sergei Skripal and Yulia Shripal. British prime minister, Theresa May has said the pair are officers from Russia’s military intelligence service the GRU.
Ex-Russian spy Sergei Skripal, 66, and his daughter Yulia, 33, were poisoned with Novichok on 4 March.Theresa May told the Commons on Wednesday the suspects entered the UK on Russian passports using the names Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov.
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Theresa May said the poisoning was “not a rogue operation” and was “almost certainly” approved at a senior level of the Russian state.Britain called Thursday’s meeting of the UN Security Council a day after Theresa May addressed MPs about the suspects.Russia is a permanent member of the Security Council and will be represented at the meeting alongside UK allies the US and France. Police are also linking the attack to a separate Novichok poisoning on 30 June, which led to the death of Dawn Sturgess.
Both suspects were seen at Salisbury station the day after their arrival in Britain in what cops have described as a reconnaissance. More compelling evidence that confirms their guilt is the CCTV evidence that places them close to Sergei Shripal’s address moments before the attack on March 4th
Russian pair caught on camera close to Shripal’s home. Picture Credits: Metropolitan Police
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British prime minister Theresa May confirmed that Britain will be pressuring the EU to agree new sanctions against Russia.
Ahead of the UN meeting, Australia said it was “in lock step with the UK on the importance of holding Russia to account” over the “dangerous and deliberate act. Meanwhile, evidence of the pair’s involvement has not brought Russia any closer to admitting responsibility for the attack. Moscow has continued to deny knowledge or responsibility for the attack, with its London based embassy urging Britain to give up politicised attacks against Russia.
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