Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Politkovskaya Murder Suspect Arrested in Chechnya

Rustam Makhmudov, suspected of shooting famous Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya in 2006, was arrested in Chechnya at his parents' home and is due to be brought to Moscow. Rustam Makhmudov's brothers, Dzhabrail and Ibragim, have been accused of acting as drivers, while former police officer Sergei Khadzhikurbanov has been accused of providing logistical support. All three men were tried and acquitted for lack of evidence in 2009, but the verdict was overturned by Russia's supreme court, which ordered them to be retried. Rustam Makhmudov remained a fugitive through his brothers' first trial.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-13601260
http://youtu.be/SRyNO38jiY4 (video)

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