Litvinenko “Prodi KGB” Case Mustn’t Be Dropped

The allegation that Romano Prodi, current Italian PM and formerly European Commission President, is the KGB/FSB’s man in Italy has continued to be pushed by UKIP. The Guardian and Sun reported it in just a few dismissive lines, but after Mr Litvinenko’s death and the contamination of his friend, Mr Scaramella, as well as numerous aircraft and sites across the UK, it deserves wider investigation.

Gerard Batten took the floor in a moving and important speech about the death of the former KGB Colonel Alexander Litvinenko. Mr Batten knew Mr Litvinenko and has been key to letting the world know some of the most extraordinary details of the whole Russian poisoning affair. This speech is here slightly altered as it was spoken under Parliamentary privilege.

I should like to pay tribute to my constituent, Mr Alexander Litvinenko. Alexander was fearless in exposing the political gangsters that now run Russia, and the creatures of the KGB and FSB that still hold political office in Europe. For his bravery, he paid the ultimate price. In April, I made two speeches in this Parliament repeating allegations made to me by Alexander that Romano Prodi had been an agent of some kind of the KGB. Alexander told me that the key figure to understanding Mr Prodi’s alleged relationship with the KGB in the 1970s was a man named XXXXX, also known as XXXXX, who worked for TASS in Italy. Since Alexander can no longer testify to this effect, as he was ready, willing and able to do, I am pleased to provide this service for him posthumously.

The work that Mr Batten has done on this case over the months has done much to bring into the light the evidence of high level infiltration of both the Italian government and the EU institutions by former Russian secret service operatives. In the light of the current situation he should also be applauded for his courage and his dedication to unearthing the truth.