Some Russian officials say Islamists killed Boris Nemtsov: Grigory Shvedov, the editor of the Caucasian Knot, an online journal, says observers are now "witnessing a process of shielding the organizers." He said Kadyrov's apparent defense of Dadayev was telling. "I think a kind of lifesaver was tossed out, a message sent to the suspect in the murder: ‘Follow this version, and everything will be OK,'" Shvedov told Radio Liberty on Monday.
Grigory Shvedov, the editor of the Caucasian Knot, an online journal, says observers are now "witnessing a process of shielding the organizers." He said Kadyrov's apparent defense of Dadayev was telling. "I think a kind of lifesaver was tossed out, a message sent to the suspect in the murder: ‘Follow this version, and everything will be OK,'" Shvedov told Radio Liberty on Monday. GlobalPost - Home Some Russian officials say Islamists killed Boris Nemtsov Today, March 9th 5:37pm · Dan Peleschuk · need to know russia Shared by 1 person KYIV, Ukraine — More than a week after Russian opposition leader and former deputy Prime Minister Boris Nemtsov was murdered just steps from the Kremlin, some officials in Russia are pointing their fingers at Islamists. Out of the five suspects detained over the weekend, one — Zaur Dadayev, a former Chechen police commander — reportedly confessed his involvement in