21:46, 2 October 2007

Bastrykin: investigators have six versions of Politkovskaya's murder

Alexander Bastrykin, head of the Investigatory Committee, recently founded at the Russian Prosecutor's Office, has reported about the progress in the most resonant murders. According to his story, as of today, there are six versions of the murder of Anna Politkovskaya, an observer of the "Novaya Gazeta."

"There are very serious grounds to believe that we have reached the direct executors (of the crime). One of the arrested persons is Shamil Buraev - former administration head of the Achkhoy-Martan District of Chechnya. However, the issue of the customer is much more complex," Mr Bastrykin said to the "Izvestia."

We remind you that Shamil Buraev, former administration head of the Achkhoy-Martan District was detained in Moscow on September 13 this year. Charges have been presented to the ex-official of involvement in the murder of the well-known Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya.