Sunday, March 8, 2015

A Chechen Connection To The Boris Nemtsov Murder? (Updated)

Zaur Dadayev, charged with involvement in the murder of Russian opposition figure Boris Nemtsov Photo: REUTERS

The Telegraph: Ramzan Kadyrov: Nemtsov suspect was a 'deep believer' angered by Charlie Hebdo

Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has said that Zaur Dadayev, accused of killing opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, was angered by Nemtsov's support for the Charlie Hebdo cartoonists. But friends of Nemtsov fear Charlie Hebdo theory could be a smokescreen for political killing

One of two men accused of murdering Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov is a decorated former soldier who once received a bravery award issued by the Kremlin, it has been confirmed.

Zaur Dadayev and Anzor Gubashev, both from Russia’s troubled North Caucasus region, were charged with Mr Nemtsov’s killing at Moscow’s Basmanny Court on Sunday afternoon.

In an extraordinary statement posted on his Instagram account on Sunday evening, Ramzan Kadyrov, the Kremlin-loyal leader of Chechnya, said that Mr Dadayev was known to him as a “fearless and brave” “patriot of Russia” who was “ready to give his life for the Motherland” and had served as the deputy commander of a Russian interior ministry battalion based in Grozny.


WNU Editor: There are too many connections between the Chechen government and the men who were arrested today for the murder of Russian politician Boris Nemtsov .... way too many in my book. And it is obvious from today's Instagram posting from Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov that he is also becoming aware that some are now pointing the finger at him.

4 comments:

Jay Farquharson said...

WNU Editor,

With Chechens, there are no straight lines.

In the Chechen version of "Ususal Suspects", you never do get to know who Kaiser Sauze is.

James said...

Curiouser and curiouser, do you we have a case of "this troublesome priest" or something else entirely. What has not been answered in any fashion is "how would Putin gain from Nemtsov's murder?".

Unknown said...

Why work for people, who will dispose of you?

James said...

Aizino,
"Why work for people, who will dispose of you?" People do it all the time, some think they are smarter and can get out when they want to, others think they've got the real last say so, etc. Usually they are are wrong and up very dead in very nasty fashions. The rationalizations people can come up with are and have been infinite.