A panel probing the murder in February of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov on Tuesday identified a Russian of Chechen origin, Ruslan Mukhudinov, as being a lead figure in the killing.
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The Investigative Committee said December 29 the final indictments will be filed in January against five Chechens, all arrested after Nemtsov was shot dead February 27 while walking just outside the Kremlin.
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“Today investigators have brought their final indictment against Zaur Dadayev, Shadid Gubashev, Temirlan Eskerkhanov and Khamzat Bakhayev of perpetrating this contract killing acting as an organized group, as well as illegally obtaining, transporting and storing firearms”.
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He said he killed Nemtsov for insulting Islam and the leader of Russia’s predominantly Muslim republic of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov.
Ilya Yashin, an opposition politician and friend of Mr Nemtsov who has openly accused Mr Kadyrov of involvement in the murder, described the latest development in the case as “a mockery” in comments on his Facebook page.
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Zaur Dadayev, one of the lead suspects in the murder of Boris Nemtsov, admitted in a Moscow court to being involved in the crime during his arraignment on Sunday, March 8, 2015. Both men remain at large. Anzor Gubashev’s lawyer said his client would be charged after the New Year because he was not able to appear in front of the Investigative Committee Tuesday, Russian media reported.
Nemtsov, a former deputy prime minister, was working on a report into Russian military involvement in eastern Ukraine at the time of his death, leading some to believe it was the reason for the assassination.
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After Nemtsov’s shooting Putin blamed extremists and protesters who he said were trying to stir internal strife in Russian Federation. She urged authorities to carry out a fair and impartial investigation into her father’s killing.
