Watch a BBC Reporter Confront Putin: 'Is Russia Behind The Poisoning of Sergei Skripal?'

[DonViejo]

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[DetlefK]

1. Every interrogation-expert would classify Putin's response as a lie. Here's why:

“Look, we’re busy here with agriculture,” Putin replied. “As you can see, the aim is to create good conditions for people’s lives, and you ask me about some tragedies. Get to the bottom of things here first, and then we’ll talk about this.”

- No denial of wrongdoing.
- Evasive statement that makes the suspect look like a good person.
- Attacking the questioner/somebody else.
- Expressing emotions that don't fit the situation.



Interrogation-experts find lies by checking off verbal cues, mimics and gesture and how and when they appear. If at least two of these cues appear over the course of 5 seconds, then you have maybe found a lie. If more and more of these cues show up, then you have for sure found a lie.

- Putin didn't deny that Russia tried to kill Skripal even though he could have called the accusation ridiculous.
- Putin tried to make himself look good instead of answering the question. A CLASSIC evasive move of liars.
- Putin tried to switch topics by attacking the questioner as not being serious.
- Putin should have been outraged at the accusation of murder besmirching Russia's honor. Instead he was stone-faced and dismissive.

[tomhagen]

2. Isnt murder supposed to be very serious crime?