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24.02.2009, 16:00
The probe into the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya will continue until the identities of all those involved are established. The statement comes from Russia’s top investigation body.
20.02.2009, 15:39
The problem with the Politkovskaya case is that the acquitted defendants were on trial as accomplices, with the real mastermind still remaining at large, says Fred Weir from Christian Science Monitor.
20.02.2009, 14:33
A not guilty verdict has been issued on the Politkovskaya murder case and it will be referred back to the investigation committee at the Russian Prosecutor General’s Office.
19.02.2009, 18:23
If justice was awarded for courage alone, Anna Politkovskaya, the late journalist who seemed most comfortable reporting from an exploding battlefield, would have been vindicated long ago.
19.02.2010, 13:08
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A former Moscow policeman has been found guilty of killing two people and attempting to murder 22 more in a shooting rampage at a supermarket last year. He has been sentenced to life imprisonment.
28.04.2009, 00:40
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A teenager in the Chelyabinsk region in Russia’s Urals raped two first graders, apparently after being inspired by pornography. However, the rapist will walk free since he has not reached legal age.
18.09.2009, 18:18
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A series of scandals unveiled in the Russian media over recent months have shed light on corruption schemes used by officials at all levels of power, proving that a system of public control is slowly starting to work.
10.05.2009, 15:10
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Former colleagues of Moscow police major Denis Yevsyukov say he was letting killers walk free for bribes, and doesn’t repent of the shooting massacre in the supermarket.
29.06.2009, 22:48
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Cherkizovsky Market, Eastern Europe's largest trading ground, was subjected to extensive checks by police after the discovery of more than 6,000 containers of pirated and smuggled goods from China worth $2 billion.
08.10.2009, 13:50
Russia’s Supreme Court has ruled that a suspected criminal can deliberately lie to prosecutors and court without fear of being punished for it.
Published: 25 June, 2009, 18:25
Russia's Supreme Court has overturned the not guilty verdict in the Anna Politkovskaya murder case on Thursday and has ordered a retrial. In February, four suspects in the case were unanimously acquitted by the jury.
