Theresa May urges government to hold Russia to account over Novichok attack
Former Prime minister Theresa May MP, issued a statement via Twitter today in which she urged the government to “do all it can” to bring individuals associated with the Russian government to account over the 2018 Salisbury poisonings.
I congratulate all involved for identifying this individual and developing the evidence. Yet further confirmation that responsibility for the attack lies firmly in the hands of the Russian state. I urge the government to do all it can to bring the individuals concerned to justice https://t.co/YwpIIJWh3F
— Theresa May (@theresa_may) September 21, 2021
The post came soon after the news that a third Russian citizen faces charges over alleged involvement in Novichok poisonings, which left three people critically ill and one dead.
Several users responded to her Tweet with criticisms of the government’s failure to adequately respond to the crisis during her premiership.
Security sources believe Denis Sergeev was the on-the-ground commander in the attack on former double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia.
The attackers are thought to have belonged to a team from Russia’s military intelligence service, still referred to by its Soviet-era acronym GRU.
Dawn Sturgess died after the poisoning and a police officer was badly injured.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that “the suspects should be handed over for justice”, however all three suspects are thought to be in Russia.
