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Russia Orders Retrial in Journalist's Murder

Supreme Court throws out acquittals in Politkovskaya case

By Jason Farago,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 25, 2009 5:33 AM CDT

(Newser) – Russia's Supreme Court has overturned the acquittals of three men in the murder of crusading journalist Anna Politkovskaya, and ordered a retrial, reports the BBC. Prosecutors claimed that judicial irregularities and misinformation led to an improper verdict, and Politkovskaya's newspaper colleagues have accused the police...   Read full story »

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