Putin launches investigation into Boris Nemtsov's murder
- 9 years ago
Russia’s Investigative Committee is allegedly pursuing several lines of inquiry following the murder of Boris Nemtsov, one of President Vladimir Putin’s most vocal critics.
The 56-year-old former deputy prime minister is said to have been shot four times while walking with a woman near the Kremlin in Moscow.
Some of Russia’s top law enforcement chiefs are personally overseeing the investigation, Russian news agencies report.
“Putin noted that this cruel murder has all the makings of a contract hit and is extremely provocative,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in remarks broadcast by national media outlets.
The killing came just over a day before an anti-Kremlin ‘Spring March’ rally, which Nemtsov had helped to organise.
One of his final tweets was about the event. It read:
“If you support stopping Russia’s war with Ukraine, if you support stopping Putin’s aggression, come to the Spring March in Mayino on 1 March.”
Several lines of investigation
Interfax news agency
The 56-year-old former deputy prime minister is said to have been shot four times while walking with a woman near the Kremlin in Moscow.
Some of Russia’s top law enforcement chiefs are personally overseeing the investigation, Russian news agencies report.
“Putin noted that this cruel murder has all the makings of a contract hit and is extremely provocative,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in remarks broadcast by national media outlets.
The killing came just over a day before an anti-Kremlin ‘Spring March’ rally, which Nemtsov had helped to organise.
One of his final tweets was about the event. It read:
“If you support stopping Russia’s war with Ukraine, if you support stopping Putin’s aggression, come to the Spring March in Mayino on 1 March.”
Several lines of investigation
Interfax news agency