We can be forgiven for holding the thought that it’s difficult not to think that Putin somehow lurks in the background of all this.
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One Nemtsov suspect ‘blows himself up’ in Chechnya and another five are shackled and dragged into court over killing of Putin critic
Five suspects including a policeman who served in Chechnya have appeared in a Moscow court over the assassination of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov. One of the suspects, Tamerlan Eskerkhanov, is pictured above
- Investigative Committee applied to court for formal arrest of five suspects accused of Boris Nemtsov’s murder
- Appearances come a week after 55-year-old was shot four times in the back while walking near the Kremlin
- Suspect Zaur Dadayev has now admitted involvement in the crime, according to Russian news authorities
- He was arrested in Ingushetia and is thought to have served for ten years in the ‘Sever’ battalion in Chechnya
- All of the men were escorted into court from a bus with hands bound and masked guards either side
- Other suspects are Anzor Gubashev, Shagid Gubashev, Khamzat Bakhayev and Tamerlan Eskerkhanov
- Meanwhile a sixth man thought to be involved blew himself up with a grenade after being approached by police
Five suspects including a policeman who served in Chechnya have appeared in court over the assassination of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov.
Their appearances come a week after the 55-year-old was shot four times in the back while walking along a bridge in full view of the Kremlin with his model girlfriend Anna Duritskaya, 23.
One of the suspects – Zaur Dadayev – has allegedly made a statement confirming his guilt, Judge Nataliya Mushnikova said. She did not specify his actions.
All of the men were escorted from a bus to Basmanny district court, in Moscow, with their hands bound in front of them and masked men standing either side.
