Russian President Vladimir Putin quickly condemned the murder of his political opponent Boris Nemtsov and announced that he himself would oversee the investigation.
For him, the killing "cruel" is a "contract", a "provocation" aimed at destabilizing the political situation.
Boris Nemtsov was killed last night in front of several witnesses, and it was probably filmed by the Kremlin's security cameras. As he walked on the Great Stone Bridge alongside a young Ukrainian woman, a white car arrived and shot him. He was hit by four bullets in the back. The young woman had nothing.
When questioned, another opponent of the Kremlin, Ilya Yashin, said he had no doubt about the main goal of the murder: "This is to scare people, to arouse terror and fear in the animal people have a different perspective from that of the authorities. Maybe they manage to scare some people, but the majority of people who supported Nemtsov and who shared his vision, I am confident will continue the fight and his work. "
Boris Nemtsov denounced the involvement of Russia in the Ukrainian conflict. He had called for demonstrations on Sunday against the policy of Vladimir Putin a few hours before his death on Radio Echo.
According Ksenia Sobtchal, another opposition figure Boris Nemtsov was working on a report on the presence of Russian forces in Ukraine.
55 year-old father of 4 children, minister under Boris Yeltsin in the late 90s, Boris Nemtsov was involved in the fight against corruption and led the protests of winter 2011-2012.
He felt threatened, he recently told "get a little scared for his life" in an interview from February 10 to Sobesednik Russian weekly.
The Russian authorities have allowed the march in memory of Boris Nemtsov therefore replace the event that was scheduled for Sunday. It was the wish of the organizers.
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