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Paper Hunts Journalist's Killers

Nine in custody, gunman still on the run

By Peter Fearon,  Newser Staff

Posted Oct 8, 2007 8:19 AM CDT
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(Newser) – Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta and Russian prosecutors know the identity of the assassin who gunned down journalist and outspoken Kremlin critic Anna Politkovskaya, whose murder caused international outrage a year ago. Since her death nine people have been arrested, but the gunman and the person who ordered the killing remain at large, the New York Times reports.

Some fear a thorough investigation is being blocked by the Kremlin. “She was killed because she was uncompromising and brave,” said a friend of Politkovskaya at a memorial service to mark the first anniversary of her death. “She struggled against violations of law, lies, and violence. Lies and violence rule this country.”

Protesters hold photos of murdered Russian journalist Anna Politkowskaja during a demonstration in front of the Russian embassy on Sunday, Oct. 7, 2007 in Berlin, Germany. Investigative reporter and Kremlin critic Anna Politkovskaya was slain one year ago. (AP Photo/Miguel Villagran)
Protesters hold photos of murdered Russian journalist Anna Politkowskaja during a demonstration in front of the Russian embassy on Sunday, Oct. 7, 2007 in Berlin, Germany. Investigative reporter and Kremlin...   (Associated Press)
British actress Jane Birkin, right, and French actress Marie-Christine Barrault, second from right, listen to a speech by Paris deputy mayor Anne Hidalgo, left, next to a portrait of late Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya, in Paris, Sunday, Oct. 7, 2007. Politkovskaya's death, in an execution-style slaying in the entryway of...
British actress Jane Birkin, right, and French actress Marie-Christine Barrault, second from right, listen to a speech by Paris deputy mayor Anne Hidalgo, left, next to a portrait of late Russian journalist...   (Associated Press)
In this undated image released by Novaya Gazeta newspaper on Friday, Oct. 5, 2007, slain Russian investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya is seen. Sunday will be the first anniversary of the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya. (AP Photo/Novaya Gazeta, HO)
In this undated image released by Novaya Gazeta newspaper on Friday, Oct. 5, 2007, slain Russian investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya is seen. Sunday will be the first anniversary of the murder...   (Associated Press)
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