Putin opposition leader shot dead near Kremlin

by Ben Reilly Sat Feb 28, 2015 1:08 am

MOSCOW, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Boris Nemtsov, a Russian opposition politician and former deputy prime minister who was an outspoken critic of President Vladimir Putin, was shot dead meters from the Kremlin in central Moscow late on Friday.

Nemtsov, 55, was shot four times in the back, the Interior Ministry said. A police spokeswoman on the scene said he had been walking on a bridge over the Moskva River with a Ukrainian woman.

Putin condemned the killing and took the investigation under presidential command, saying it could have been a contract killing and a "provocation" on the eve of a big opposition protest that Nemtsov had been due to lead in Moscow on Sunday.

Police cars sealed off the bridge close to the red walls of the Kremlin and Red Square, and an ambulance was on the scene.

"Nemtsov B.E. died at 2340 hours as a result of four shots in the back," an Interior Ministry spokeswoman said by telephone.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/27/russia-boris-nemtsov-shot_n_6772212.html

by Cass Sat Feb 28, 2015 3:05 am

wow. wonder if they can or will ever be traced back to Teflon Man

by Original Quill Sat Feb 28, 2015 3:31 am

Its run by the Russian Mafia. This is how they do things.

by Guest Sat Feb 28, 2015 6:13 am

A leading Russian opposition politician, former Deputy Prime Minister Boris Nemtsov, has been shot dead in Moscow, Russian officials say.
An unidentified attacker in a car shot Mr Nemtsov four times in the back as he crossed a bridge in view of the Kremlin, police say.
He died hours after appealing for support for a march on Sunday in Moscow against the war in Ukraine.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has condemned the murder, the Kremlin says.
President Putin has assumed "personal control" of the investigation into the killing, said his spokesman Dmitry Peskov.
It "bears the hallmarks of a contract killing," said Mr Peskov.
In a recent interview, Mr Nemtsov had said he feared Mr Putin would have him killed because of his opposition to the war in Ukraine.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-31669061

by stardesk Sat Feb 28, 2015 8:59 pm

My vibes tell me it wont be long before there is unrest and the public take to the streets to protest and demand change. But of course, Putin would send in the heavy mob to clear them off the streets. He is a dictator and it's time he was removed from public office.

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