27 March 2007, 22:24

Fighters of GRU's "Gorets" special detachment could be involved in Politkovskaya's murder

On Tuesday, mass media made public a new version of Anna Politkovskaya's death. The assassination of the journalists could have been committed by the fighters of the detachment once under command of Movladi Baisarov, who was killed in Moscow soon after Politkovskaya's murder, namely, the "Gorets" (Mountaineer) special unit under the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Russian General Staff (known as "GRU"), the "Echo Moskvy" Radio Station informs. While the order to kill the journalist could have originated from Ramzan Kadyrov, today's president of Chechnya.

A resonant confession was made by former members of Movladi Baisarov's detachment who have published an open letter in the web site of the human rights movement "For Human Rights." Three former fighters are telling about the activities of Baisarov and the history of his conflict with Ramzan Kadyrov, which has started after the murder of Ahmad Kadyrov, father of the current president of Chechnya.

We remind you that Anna Politkovskaya, journalist of the "Novaya Gazeta" newspaper, shot dead on October 7 last year, was known, first of all, for her materials on Chechnya and North Caucasus.

All news
НАСТОЯЩИЙ МАТЕРИАЛ (ИНФОРМАЦИЯ) ПРОИЗВЕДЕН И РАСПРОСТРАНЕН ИНОСТРАННЫМ АГЕНТОМ ООО “МЕМО”, ЛИБО КАСАЕТСЯ ДЕЯТЕЛЬНОСТИ ИНОСТРАННОГО АГЕНТА ООО “МЕМО”.

May 08, 2024 17:42

  • Defence treats arrest of journalist Kevorkova as unlawful

    The text by Orkhan Djemal, the publication of which became the reason for accusing Nadezhda Kevorkova, a journalist, of justifying terrorism, had not been declared illegal earlier. The argument that the publication on Kevorkova's Telegram channel was accessible does not correspond to reality, her advocate has emphasized.

May 07, 2024 23:52

  • Court arrests blogger Dmitry Ivanov* in absentia

    A court in Moscow has arrested in absentia Dmitry Ivanov*, a blogger, accused of spreading fakes about the Russian Army. The blogger covered events in Southern Russia on his YouTube channel, the "OVD Info"* project has informed.

May 07, 2024 21:58

May 07, 2024 20:32

May 07, 2024 19:26

News archive