LIT-2
Response
Accepted
Self-assessed
Asset Freezes on Suspects
Recommendation
Asset freezes should be implemented against the suspects Andrey Lugovoy and Dmitri Kovtun.
Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
According to Home Secretary Theresa May's announcement on 21 January 2016, Treasury Ministers had agreed to implement asset freezes against Andrey Lugovoy and Dmitri Kovtun, stating that these freezes were put in place. According to progress updates from September 2021, these sanctions remain active.
How was this assessed?
Assessed by gemini-2.5-flash on 19 Mar 2026
Checked data held on this site (government responses, progress updates, independent evidence)
External sources searched: www.gov.uk, www.legislation.gov.uk, hansard.parliament.uk
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Response
Accepted
Response
Accepted
Accepted
Home Office
21 Jan 2016
Home Secretary Statement to Parliament, 21 January 2016: 'Treasury Ministers have today agreed to put in place asset freezes against the two individuals.' Asset freezes implemented against Lugovoy and Kovtun and remain in place.
Progress Timeline
Official Report
21 Sep 2021
Sanctions and arrest warrants remain in place. In September 2021, ECHR ruled Russia responsible and ordered €100,000 damages to Mrs Litvinenko.
Source
Inquiry
Litvinenko Inquiry
Report
The Litvinenko Inquiry: Report into the death of Alexander Litvinenko
21 Jan 2016
Responsible Bodies
Home Office
Primary
Themes & Tags
Recommendation age
10.2 yrs
Last formal update
1645 days ago