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Political process, Russian style...

Post by JimC » Fri Feb 27, 2015 11:27 pm

From the Age:
Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov shot dead in Moscow

Moscow: Boris Nemtsov, a Russian opposition politician and former deputy prime minister, has been shot dead in central Moscow, the Interior Ministry said early on Saturday.

Nemtsov, 55, an outspoken critic of President Vladimir Putin, had been due to take part on Sunday in the first big opposition protest in months in the Russian capital.

He was shot four times late on Friday night, not far from the Kremlin in the centre of Moscow. Police cars blocked the street where he was shot. An ambulance was also nearby.

"Nemtsov B.E. died at 2340 hours as a result of four shots in the back," an Interior Ministry spokeswoman said by telephone.
Putin will no doubt cry crocodile tears...
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Post by Clinton Huxley » Sat Feb 28, 2015 11:11 pm

No, no, he has a sad. He's taking personal control of the investigation.

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Post by Svartalf » Sun Mar 01, 2015 8:27 am

inszzs, personally making sure it goes nowhere or frames some other opponent...
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Post by Clinton Huxley » Sun Mar 01, 2015 10:20 am

I've every expectation that due legal process will lead to the swift conviction of his murderers.

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Post by rainbow » Sun Mar 01, 2015 10:59 am

Clinton Huxley wrote:I've every expectation that due legal process will lead to the swift conviction of his murderers.
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Post by Svartalf » Sun Mar 01, 2015 11:28 am

rainbow wrote:
Clinton Huxley wrote:I've every expectation that due legal process will lead to the swift conviction of his murderers.
Козла́ бо́йся спе́реди, коня́ -- сза́ди, а лихо́го челове́ка -- со всех сторо́н.
can you translate that, google was less than helpful.
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Post by rainbow » Sun Mar 01, 2015 12:02 pm

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Post by mistermack » Sun Mar 01, 2015 12:43 pm

Clinton Huxley wrote:I've every expectation that due legal process will lead to the swift conviction of his murderers.
I doubt it. It looks a clear case of suicide to me.
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Post by JimC » Sun Mar 01, 2015 8:11 pm

Yes, opposing Putin, while being prominent and popular, is certainly one of the more certain methods of suicide in Russia today.
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Post by mistermack » Sun Mar 01, 2015 10:28 pm

JimC wrote:Yes, opposing Putin, while being prominent and popular, is certainly one of the more certain methods of suicide in Russia today.
I think it was probably his denouncing of the Ukraine business that did for him.
He certainly didn't hold back on it, and there are some real loonies involved in that shithouse.
They've been killing people and getting killed there for quite a while now, so they aren't going to worry about the life of one guy. They would just regard him as a traitor to his country.

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Post by klr » Mon Mar 02, 2015 1:03 am

Clinton Huxley wrote:I've every expectation that due legal process will lead to the swift conviction of his murderers.
Or even their swift murder. Dead men tell no tales.
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Post by JimC » Mon Mar 02, 2015 1:41 am

Where are the team from CSI Moscow when you need them! :lay:
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