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.

Islamist Rebels Launch Massive Attack On Chechnya's Capital Grozny

At Least 20 Killed In Fighting In Russia's Chechnya -- Reuters

(Reuters) - Gunmen attacked a police post and stormed a building on Thursday in Grozny, capital of Russia's southern province of Chechnya, killing 10 policemen in clashes in which 10 of the attackers were also killed.

The bloodiest fighting in Chechnya for months erupted a few hours before President Vladimir Putin said in a speech in Moscow he would defend Russia against what he called attempts to dismember it.

The attack underlined the fragile security situation in Chechnya more than a decade after Putin sent troops to quell an Islamist separatist uprising there.

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