Zaur Dadayev, who was convicted of killing Russia’s opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, was given 20 years of jail by a Russian court on Thursday. Four other men convicted of being his accomplices were also given prison terms ranging between 11 and 19 years.
Nemtsov, one of President Vladimir Putin’s most vocal critics, was murdered in 2015 as he walked across a bridge near the Kremlin after dining with his girlfriend. Aged 55, he had been working on a report examining Russia’s role in the conflict in Ukraine. His killing sent a chill through opposition circles.
The court handed the longest sentence, of …read more
Source: Pakistan Today
