Russia: Politkovskaya murder suspects caught

Posted by Alisa Zykova on June 18, 2008 at 10:08 AM

According to an article from Agence France Presse (AFP), Russian authorities have caught three suspects charged with the murder of "journalist and Kremlin critic Anna Politkovskaya", who was shot in 2006.

Sergei Khadzhikurbanov, Dzhabrail and Ibragim Makhmudov have been charged with the murder. The main suspect, Rustam Makhmudov, "remains at large" said a spokesperson for the investigations committee.

"Former secret service officer, Pavel Ryaguzov, has been charged with abuse of power and extortion" linked to the inquiry.

Charges were "dropped against former Chechen local government official, Shamil Burayev".

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Source: AFP