Quote Originally Posted by Sir C View Post
He was exchanged though, no? What sort of absolute cad returns for revenge upon an exchanged prisoner? Surely he should be considered hors de combat?

One also wonders quite how effective his new identity and cover was. Not very, would be the obvious answer. Bit of a balls up by SIS, really.
He allegedly spoke to Police in the days prior to this incident to state that he was concerned for his safety. Implies that he knew they were on to them.

Still, I suppose it sends out a strong message to any other Russians thinking of batting for the other side.