11:10, 23 November 2015

In Boris Nemtsov murder case, defendants testify against Ruslan Mukhudinov - source

Defendants in Boris Nemtsov murder case in Basmanny District Court of Moscow. Photo by Yulia Buslavskaya for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

In Boris Nemtsov murder case, the testimonies against Ruslan Mukhudinov, an officer of the Chechen battalion "Sever" (North), who is put on the wanted list, have been given by Zaur Dadaev and Anzor Gubashev, main defendants in the criminal case, and recorded on video. This was reported by a source close to investigators.

Boris Nemtsov was shot dead on February 27 in Moscow. In connection with the crime, five natives of Chechnya and Ingushetia were detained, namely: Zaur Dadaev, Anzor Gubashev, Khamzat Bakhaev, Tamerlan Eskerkhanov and Shagid Gubashev. On May 22, the "Kommersant" reported on the new suspect in the case - Ruslan Mukhudinov, a resident of Chechnya.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that on November 6, it became known that investigators charged Ruslan Mukhudinov in absentia with the organization of the Boris Nemtsov's murder. On November 16, the investigators put Ruslan Mukhudinov on the international wanted list. On November 18, he was arrested in absentia.

"The guilt of Ruslan Mukhudinov for the organization of the Boris Nemtsov's murder is confirmed by confessions given by Zaur Dadaev and Anzor Gubashev and recorded on video," a source close to the investigators has reported today.

He has pointed out that the involvement of Ruslan Mukhudinov in the Boris Nemtsov's murder is also confirmed by the results of searches, conclusions of forensic examinations, and other materials of the criminal case in general, the "TASS" reports.

Advocates of Zaur Dadaev, who is treated by the investigators as a person who killed Boris Nemtsov, states that they know nothing about the video, in which Zaur Dadaev mentions the name of Ruslan Mukhudinov as the organizer of the crime.

Full text of the article is available on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’.