Russian version on Politkovskaya murder

Russian prosecutors said yesterday they had detained 10 suspects in the murder of reporter Anna Politkovskaya, but stated that the killing was masterminded from abroad by anti-Kremlin forces trying to discredit Russia. The contract-style shooting last...

Russian prosecutors said yesterday they had detained 10 suspects in the murder of reporter Anna Politkovskaya, but stated that the killing was masterminded from abroad by anti-Kremlin forces trying to discredit Russia.

The contract-style shooting last year of Ms Politkovskaya, a fierce critic of President Vladimir Putin, led to a storm of international condemnation, with critics saying the Kremlin was failing to protect freedom of speech. Prosecutors had said her killing was probably linked to her reporting. She had been active in exposing abuses by security forces in Russia's turbulent Chechnya and neighbouring regions.

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