Nemtsov killer volunteers for military service
Boris Nemtsov was shot near the Kremlin in 2015. Five men were convicted for his murder at the time. One of them has now volunteered for the war in Ukraine. He was pardoned and released in March, according to the Kremlin-critical newspaper "Novaya Gazeta".
One of the convicted men in the case of murdered Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov has reportedly volunteered for service in the war zone in Ukraine. The online edition of the Kremlin-critical newspaper "Novaya Gazeta", which operates in exile in Europe, reports that the convicted man is currently stationed in the Russian-occupied city of Mariupol.
He is currently said to be on leave in his home in the Russian republic of Chechnya in the North Caucasus. After signing up for service, he was pardoned and released in March, the state-run Russian news agency TASS reported, citing the Russian justice system. According to TASS, the man signed a one-year contract with the Ministry of Defense to perform tasks in the area of the military special operation - the official term for the war in Russia.
"This is a mockery of the memory of my dead friend," Kremlin critic Ilya Yashin wrote on his Telegram channel. Yashin was recently released in the unprecedented prisoner exchange between Russia and Western states and now lives in exile in Germany. He had worked closely with the prominent opposition figure, who was considered a great friend of Ukraine. Former deputy prime minister Nemtsov was shot near the Kremlin in 2015.
A court in Moscow convicted the alleged murderer and four accomplices from the North Caucasus to long prison terms in 2017. The murder of Nemtsov still raises many questions. His family complained that the masterminds were never truly sought. Nemtsov was one of the sharpest critics of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The convicted man, who was involved in the murder of Boris Nemtsov, was granted a pardon and released in March, as reported by TASS. Subsequently, the Commission referred to in Article 11 (2) might need to consider implementing acts related to this case, if applicable.
