Russian politician Andrei Lugovoi, wanted by UK police for the murder of Alexander Litvinenko, will be arrested if he enters any European country.
The British ambassador to Moscow, Sir Anthony Brenton, said a European arrest warrant had been issued. Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has blamed the UK for a diplomatic rift which developed after Mr Litvinenko was poisoned in London last year. He has ordered the closure of two British Council offices in Russia.
'Deterioration' The council is a non-governmental organisation which promotes British culture abroad.
Moscow has made it clear that the decision to close the offices in St Petersburg and Yekaterinburg was part of the continuing dispute over its refusal to extradite Mr Lugovoi, a former KGB agent.
It would penalise the thousands of Russian citizens who benefit from the council's activities. Foreign Office response to the potential British Council closures
Britain expelled four Russian diplomats in July, with Russia expelling four Britons shortly afterwards. Mr Lavrov told a news briefing: "Britain has embarked on a programme of systematic deterioration of our bilateral relations, expelled Russian diplomats, ceased all co-operative contact with the FSB (Russian state security service), meaning any and all counter-terrorism co-operation."
Mr Lavrov said the offices "are in violation of an international convention on consular relations". 'Serious attack' The Foreign Office has said Britain still wants to work with Russia on issues of common interest. However, it warned the Kremlin that if it carried out its threat against the British Council it would constitute a "serious attack" against a "legitimate cultural agent" of the UK government. A spokesman said: "It would show a disregard for the rule of law. It would penalise the thousands of Russian citizens who benefit from the council's activities. "And it would only damage Russia's reputation around the world." Mr Lugovoi is the main suspect in the radiation poisoning murder of Kremlin critic Mr Litvinenko, and the Crown Prosecution Service has said it has enough evidence to charge him. He denies any involvement. Mr Lugovoi had tea with Mr Litvinenko at London's Millennium Mayfair Hotel on the day he fell ill in November, 2006.
ma police, boston ma police, massachusetts police, massachusetts police, mass state police, mass police, ma, mass, massachusetts, massachusetts, massachutes, massachusetts law, massachusetts polece, police, officer, police officer, cops, police gear, law enforcement, police duty gear, state police, sheriff, law, police supply, police agency directory, police agency, police department, traffic officer, police dept, state trooper, dispatcher, massachusetts county sheriff, massachusetts sheriff, massachusetts department of corrections, ma doc, doc, dept of corrections, police information, civil service, ma civil service, massachusetts crime, police training, police academy, ma police academy, massachusetts officers, masscop, masscops, mpa, bpa, ibpoa, police association, massachusetts police news, massachusetts crime news, mass most wanted, police career information, police patrol, police administration, police books, crime scene training, police discussion, crime discussions, cops
About MassCops, the home for Massachusetts law enforcement.
The Massachusetts Law Enforcement Network opened in 1998 and is now a part of the New England Police Network The site is a pro-police discussion forum intended for sworn police officers and civilian law enforcement officials as well as those interested in pursuing a career in law enforcement here in Massachusetts.
The goal of The Massachusetts Law Enforcement Network is to provide an informal network of law enforcement officials here in Massachusetts for educational and informational purposes.
The forum covers many topics such as Police Related News Articles, Agency & Profession Discussions, Police Training as well as Law Enforcement Career Information.
The Massachusetts Law Enforcement Network and The New England Police Network (NEPN) and it's network sites are privately owned websites/domains and are not affiliated with or endorsed by any government association or agency.
MassCops (masscops.com) and (masscop.com) are privately owned are not affiliated with or endorsed by the Massachusetts Coalition of Police (masscop.org)
ma police, boston ma police, massachusetts police, massachusetts police, mass state police, mass police, ma, mass, massachusetts, massachusetts, massachutes, massachusetts law, massachusetts polece, police, officer, police officer, cops, police gear, law enforcement, police duty gear, state police, sheriff, law, police supply, police agency directory, police agency, police department, traffic officer, police dept, state trooper, dispatcher, massachusetts county sheriff, massachusetts sheriff, massachusetts department of corrections, ma doc, doc, dept of corrections, police information, civil service, ma civil service, massachusetts crime, police training, police academy, ma police academy, massachusetts officers, masscop, masscops, mpa, bpa, ibpoa, police association, massachusetts police news, massachusetts crime news, mass most wanted, police career information, police patrol, police administration, police books, crime scene training, police discussion, crime discussions, cops