ICRF insists on robbery version in case on journalists' murder in CAR

According to the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF), robbery was a motive for the attack on journalist Orkhan Djemal, cameraman Kirill Radchenko, and director Alexander Rastorguev in the Central African Republic (CAR). The ICRF does not consider a version on the planned murder, which the "Dossier" Centre insists on.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that on July 30, 2018, journalist Orkhan Djemal, cameraman Kirill Radchenko, and Rostov director Alexander Rastorguev were killed in the Central African Republic while they were filming a documentary about the activities of the private military company known as "Wagner's PMC". The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) called robbery the main version of the attack on the journalists, but experts criticized the version. In the Central African Republic, Orkhan Djemal and his colleagues were watched by local law enforcers and people associated with the "Wagner's PMC", the "Dossier" Centre reports.

Investigators and criminologists visited the Central African Republic, questioned a driver, and examined the personal belongings of the killed journalists, the "Kommersant" reports today with reference to Igor Krasnov, Deputy Chairman of the ICRF. The circumstances of the attack indicate that the journalists were attacked with the motive of robbery by residents of the Central African Republic or neighbouring countries, "regularly involved in serious crimes in the region," Igor Krasnov reported.

This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on January 13, 2020 at 07:59 am MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.