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| Chechen gang guilty of Nemtsov's murder | Chechen gang guilty of Nemtsov's murder |
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| A Russian jury has found five ethnic Chechen men guilty of murdering leading opposition politician Boris Nemtsov. | A Russian jury has found five ethnic Chechen men guilty of murdering leading opposition politician Boris Nemtsov. |
| Zaur Dadayev shot the former deputy prime minister, a vocal critic of President Vladimir Putin, in February 2015 near the Kremlin. | Zaur Dadayev shot the former deputy prime minister, a vocal critic of President Vladimir Putin, in February 2015 near the Kremlin. |
| Four others acted as accomplices. The group were allegedly promised $250,000 (£192,000) to kill Nemtsov. They all denied the charges. | |
| Nemtsov's relatives fear that whoever ordered the murder will never be found. | Nemtsov's relatives fear that whoever ordered the murder will never be found. |
| Russian authorities are still looking for another Chechen said to be behind the killing, Ruslan Mukhudinov. He believed to have fled abroad. | |
| But lawyers for Nemtsov's family have said the investigators have exaggerated Mr Mukhudinov's role and "the masterminds are high-ranking people". | |
| The jury in Moscow convicted the five men after more than eight months of hearings. | The jury in Moscow convicted the five men after more than eight months of hearings. |
| Zaur Dadayev is former member of an elite military unit. He was under the command of pro-Moscow's Ramzan Kadyrov, the head of Russia's Chechen Republic in the North Caucasus. | |
| The other four defendants are brothers Anzor Gubashev and Shadid Gubashev, Ramzan Bakhayev and Tamerlan Eskerkhanov. | |
| A sixth man, Beslan Shabanov, died after he was detained in Chechnya. | A sixth man, Beslan Shabanov, died after he was detained in Chechnya. |
| Nemtsov served as first deputy prime minister under President Boris Yeltsin in the 1990s, and later became a vocal critic of President Putin. | Nemtsov served as first deputy prime minister under President Boris Yeltsin in the 1990s, and later became a vocal critic of President Putin. |
| The 55-year-old was shot dead on 27 February 2015 on his way back from an interview with a liberal radio station, in which he had called on listeners to join a rally. | The 55-year-old was shot dead on 27 February 2015 on his way back from an interview with a liberal radio station, in which he had called on listeners to join a rally. |
| At the time, Nemtsov was working on a report examining Russia's alleged role in the conflict in Ukraine. | At the time, Nemtsov was working on a report examining Russia's alleged role in the conflict in Ukraine. |
| President Putin called the murder "vile and cynical" and vowed to hold those responsible to account. | President Putin called the murder "vile and cynical" and vowed to hold those responsible to account. |
| Russia has seen several killings of high-profile politicians and journalists in recent years. | Russia has seen several killings of high-profile politicians and journalists in recent years. |
| But the country has a long history of prosecuting alleged hit-men and failing to follow the chain of command to discover who ordered the murder, correspondents say. | But the country has a long history of prosecuting alleged hit-men and failing to follow the chain of command to discover who ordered the murder, correspondents say. |
| Murder that shocked Russia - by BBC's Sarah Rainsford at Moscow's courtroom | Murder that shocked Russia - by BBC's Sarah Rainsford at Moscow's courtroom |
| After about 12 hours of debate the jury returned with a clear verdict - they found all five men guilty of murdering Boris Nemtsov, and by a clear majority. | After about 12 hours of debate the jury returned with a clear verdict - they found all five men guilty of murdering Boris Nemtsov, and by a clear majority. |
| In a glass cage, the men listened in silence - with the occasional smile - as the decision was read out. The wife of one of the defendants broke into tears. | In a glass cage, the men listened in silence - with the occasional smile - as the decision was read out. The wife of one of the defendants broke into tears. |
| This was the murder that shocked Russia, a prominent critic of President Putin shot in the back right besides the walls of the Kremlin. | This was the murder that shocked Russia, a prominent critic of President Putin shot in the back right besides the walls of the Kremlin. |
| Once a political hi-flier, Nemtsov had been sidelined under Vladimir Putin. But he remained a loud voice of protest in Russia. | Once a political hi-flier, Nemtsov had been sidelined under Vladimir Putin. But he remained a loud voice of protest in Russia. |
| Nemtsov's family are sure that's why he was killed. | Nemtsov's family are sure that's why he was killed. |
| But this trial focused only on the contract killers, without asking who hired them and why. | But this trial focused only on the contract killers, without asking who hired them and why. |