Politkovskaya Murder Suspect Detained

May 31, 2011 from Euronews

Rustam Makhmudov, the main suspect in the 2006 killing of investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya has been arrested, according to reports from Russia. Said to have been detained in Chechnya, Makhmudov is accused of shooting the reporter in an apparent contract killing near her flat in Moscow. Two years ago, two of his brothers Dzhabrail and Ibragim and a third man were acquitted over suspected involvement in the killing. But Russia's Supreme Court overturned the verdict and reopened the enquiry with the same suspects.

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Anna Politkovskaya

Anna Stepanovna Politkovskaya was a US-born Russian journalist, writer, and human rights activist known for her opposition to the Chechen conflict and President of Russia Vladimir Putin. On 7 October 2006 she was shot and killed in the lift of her block of flats, an unsolved a... Explore this topic

Russia

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Moscow

Moscow is the capital city and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural and scientific center in Russia and in Europe. According to Forbes 2011, Moscow has the largest community of billionaires in the world. Moscow is the n... Explore this topic

Contract killing

A contract killing is a form of murder, in which one party hires another party to kill a target individual or group of people. It involves an illegal agreement between two or more parties in which one party agrees to kill the target in exchange for currency, monetary, or other... Explore this topic

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Journalism is the activity or product of journalists or others engaged in the preparation of written, visual, or audio material intended for dissemination through public media with reference to factual, ongoing events of public concern. It is intended to inform society about i... Explore this topic

Chechnya

The Chechen Republic, commonly referred to as Chechnya, also spelled Chechnia or Chechenia, sometimes referred to as Ichkeria, is a federal subject of Russia. It is located in the North Caucasus, situated in the southernmost part of Eastern Europe, and within 100 kilometers of... Explore this topic

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