Russia’s opposition supporters carry portraits of Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov during a march in central Moscow on March 1, 2015, © AFP/File
STRASBOURG: A prominent ally of slain Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov on Tuesday dismissed suggestions by Russian investigators that he was murdered because he was anti-Muslim.
Mikhail Kasyanov, who was President Vladimir Putin’s first prime minister before joining the Russian opposition, told a media briefing at the European Parliament that Nemtsov was tolerant of all minorities and religions.
Russian investigators have said they were looking into the possibility that the former deputy prime minister was killed over his support for French …read more
Source: The Borneo Post
