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4 Men Charged in Murder of Politkovskaya

Indictments for killing of journalist, but hit man still at large

By Jason Farago,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 19, 2008 9:50 AM CDT
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(Newser) – Four men have been charged in Moscow in connection with the killing of Anna Politkovskaya, the investigative journalist shot dead outside her apartment in 2006. Authorities believe that her murder was linked to her exposés on human rights abuses in Chechnya. Two of the accused are Chechens, the Guardian reports—both brothers of the suspected hit man, who is still at large.

Politkovskaya's murder sparked international outrage, with accusations from journalists that Russian authorities were—at best—not protecting the country's few independent reporters. Police have said that the investigation is now closed, but the editor of Politkovskaya's newspaper said that the investigation was incomplete, as neither the murderer nor the people who ordered her killing have been found.

Slain journalist Anna Politkovskaya's book Why presented in the Gorbachev's Foundation in Moscow. Anna Politkovskaya was shot and killed outside her apartment last October while investigating abuses by Russian troops in Chechnya.
Slain journalist Anna Politkovskaya's book "Why" presented in the Gorbachev's Foundation in Moscow. Anna Politkovskaya was shot and killed outside her apartment last October while investigating abuses...   (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
A woman holds a portrait of slain journalist Anna Politkovskaya during an anti-government march organized by the liberal opposition party Yabloko near the headquarters of the FSB, in downtown Moscow on Tuesday, May 1, 2007.
A woman holds a portrait of slain journalist Anna Politkovskaya during an anti-government march organized by the liberal opposition party Yabloko near the headquarters of the FSB, in downtown Moscow on...   (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Four men have been charged in the murder of Anna Politkovskaya, the Russian journalist shot dead in 2006.
Four men have been charged in the murder of Anna Politkovskaya, the Russian journalist shot dead in 2006.   (AP Photo/Novaya Gazeta, HO)
People place flowers at an apartment building where journalist Anna Politkovskaya was killed to mark the first anniversary of her slaying in Moscow, Sunday, Oct. 7, 2007, alongside a flag reading Anna.
People place flowers at an apartment building where journalist Anna Politkovskaya was killed to mark the first anniversary of her slaying in Moscow, Sunday, Oct. 7, 2007, alongside a flag reading Anna.   (AP Photo)
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