Russia Is Pressed for Data on Killing
By REUTERS
February 27, 2010
MOSCOW (Reuters) — A media rights watchdog on Saturday urged Russia to publish details of its investigation into the killing of a human rights worker after the Russian press reported that suspects had been identified.
The murder of the rights worker, Natalya Estemirova, in Chechnya, where she was a vocal critic of the Chechen leader, Ramzan A. Kadyrov, had prompted international condemnation.
“For seven months, authorities have been silent about their efforts to solve the brutal slaying of our colleague and we call on them now to further publicize their progress,” Nina Ognianova, of the Committee to Protect Journalists, said in a statement.
A Russian investigator said Thursday that the authorities knew who shot Ms. Estemirova but that they had been unable to arrest him because he was in hiding.
By REUTERS
February 27, 2010
MOSCOW (Reuters) — A media rights watchdog on Saturday urged Russia to publish details of its investigation into the killing of a human rights worker after the Russian press reported that suspects had been identified.
The murder of the rights worker, Natalya Estemirova, in Chechnya, where she was a vocal critic of the Chechen leader, Ramzan A. Kadyrov, had prompted international condemnation.
“For seven months, authorities have been silent about their efforts to solve the brutal slaying of our colleague and we call on them now to further publicize their progress,” Nina Ognianova, of the Committee to Protect Journalists, said in a statement.
A Russian investigator said Thursday that the authorities knew who shot Ms. Estemirova but that they had been unable to arrest him because he was in hiding.
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