MOSCOW: A Moscow military court on Monday began an initial closed-door hearing in the trial of the suspects in the shock murder of Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov last year, a lawyer said.
Nemtsov, a former deputy prime minister and one of the most prominent critics of President Vladimir Putin, was gunned down on the evening of February 27, 2015, as he walked across a bridge from the Kremlin.
Five suspects – all reportedly Chechens – are currently in detention and face up to life in jail if convicted. They deny any guilt.
Russian investigators have described the killing whose brutality horrified the world …read more
Source: theSun
