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Sergei Khadzhikurbanov. Image: RIA Novosti.

Chechen man convicted in Politkovskaya assassination pardoned after fighting in Ukraine

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A former Chechen police officer convicted in 2014 for his alleged role in the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya has reportedly been pardoned in exchange for serving in Ukraine. Sergei Khadzhikurbanov was pardoned after serving as a prisoner in the Russian armed forces, after which he signed a contract to continue serving voluntarily in the war, his lawyer, Alexey Mikhalchik told RBC. ‘I believe that, in a sense, justice has triumphed since I believe that he was not involved in the m

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Mastermind behind murder of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya’s dies in prison

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Lom-Ali Gaytukayev, who was sentenced to lifetime in prison for planning the 2006 murder of Novaya Gazeta journalist Anna Politkovskaya, died in a penal colony in the Vologda Oblast on 10 June. Ekaterina Avtushko, head of the press-office of Federal Penitentiary Service in Vologda Oblast, has confirmed his death. His body was handed to his relatives, who will bury him in Chechnya. ‘He had a severe chronic illness. He was going through treatment for a long time’, Avtushko told RBK. Gaytu