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Third suspect freed in Politkovskaya case

NEWS IN BRIEF. Six suspects, including the alleged murderer, remain in prison.

Tamerlan Makhmudov, the third of four brothers implicated in the assassination of Anna Politkovskaya, has been released on parole by the Russian courts. Politkovskaya, a journalist famous for her outspoken criticism of Kremlin policy, especially in the Northern Caucasus, was assassinated on 7 October 2006. According to Reporters Without Borders, Tamerlan Mahkmudov was judged to have had a “secondary role” in the murder. Six suspects now remain in detention, including the fourth Mahkmudov brother, the alleged murderer.

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