27 February 2015 year
Killed Boris NemtsovHe was shot at 11:31 p.m. on the Bolshoy Moskvoretsky Bridge, where he was walking with his friend, Ukrainian model Anna Duritskaya. He was shot in the back. The bullets hit his head, heart, and liver. He died instantly.
Everyone must decide for themselves whether they are ready to take risks. I am happy that I can speak the truth, be myself, and not grovel before pathetic, thieving authorities. Freedom Comes at a Price (2014)
Nemtsov was 55. In the past - the first Governor of the Nizhny Novgorod Region, Deputy Prime Minister, co-founder of the party Union of Right Forces, a State Duma deputy. At the time of the murder, he was co-chairman of the People's Freedom Party. PARNASSUS, deputy Yaroslavl Regional DumaA harsh critic of Putin.
I love Russia and wish it well. I think criticizing Putin is a very patriotic thing to do, because these people are leading Russia to ruin (2011). Every time I call her [my mother], she whines, "When will you stop criticizing Putin? He'll kill you!" (2015)
Three hours before his murder, Nemtsov was on Ekho Moskvy. He spoke about the "Spring" anti-crisis march, fair elections, corruption, and accused Putin of starting the armed conflict. in Ukraine.
The war with Ukraine is a crime with no statute of limitations. This war plays into the hands of Russia's enemies. This is not our war. This is Putin's war for power and money (2014).
Five natives of the Caucasus were charged with murder. The court found all guilty and sentenced them to prison terms ranging from 11 to 20 years. The organizers and instigators of the murder have not been identified. One of the suspects in the murder's organization— Ruslana Geremeeva, deputy commander of the Sever battalion, could not even be interrogated: “no one opened the door to the house.”
Later, investigative journalists discovered that since 2014, Nemtsov had been followed by people connected to the FSB and involved in assassination attempts. Alexei Navalny, Vladimir Kara-Murza и Dmitry Bykov.
Democracy is the right of citizens to elect their government and to oust it when it fails. Democracy is the right of citizens to information and an independent judiciary. We need democracy, not the Americans (2008).