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| Boris Nemtsov murder: Russian court finds five men guilty in opposition leader's killing | Boris Nemtsov murder: Russian court finds five men guilty in opposition leader's killing |
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| Five men have been found guilty of involvement in the murder of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, including Chechen gunman Zaur Dadayev. | Five men have been found guilty of involvement in the murder of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, including Chechen gunman Zaur Dadayev. |
| Mr Nemtsov, 55, a top opponent of President Vladimir Putin and a former deputy prime minister, was shot late at night in 2015 as he was walking across a bridge just outside the Kremlin. | Mr Nemtsov, 55, a top opponent of President Vladimir Putin and a former deputy prime minister, was shot late at night in 2015 as he was walking across a bridge just outside the Kremlin. |
| Russian news agencies said a jury at a Moscow court on Thursday found the suspected shooter, a former officer in the security forces of Chechnya's leader Ramzan Kadyrov, guilty of murdering Nemtsov. | Russian news agencies said a jury at a Moscow court on Thursday found the suspected shooter, a former officer in the security forces of Chechnya's leader Ramzan Kadyrov, guilty of murdering Nemtsov. |
| Four other men, also Chechen according to the BBC, were found guilty of involvement in the killing. | Four other men, also Chechen according to the BBC, were found guilty of involvement in the killing. |
| The jury found they had acted as Dadayev's accomplices and that the group had been promised a bounty of 15 million roubles (£195,000; $253,000). | The jury found they had acted as Dadayev's accomplices and that the group had been promised a bounty of 15 million roubles (£195,000; $253,000). |
| According to the court the suspected organiser of the killing, Ruslan Mukhudinov, is being sought by police. | According to the court the suspected organiser of the killing, Ruslan Mukhudinov, is being sought by police. |
| The assassination sent shockwaves through the Russian opposition. Mr Nemtsov's allies have criticised the investigators for stopping short of studying a possible role of top Chechen officers and Mr Kadyrov himself in the killing. | The assassination sent shockwaves through the Russian opposition. Mr Nemtsov's allies have criticised the investigators for stopping short of studying a possible role of top Chechen officers and Mr Kadyrov himself in the killing. |
| Mr Nemtsov had been due to lead an anti-Government Spring March protesting Russia's annexation of Crimea. | |
| In February, thousands of Russians marched through the streets of Moscow to mark two years since the murder. | In February, thousands of Russians marched through the streets of Moscow to mark two years since the murder. |
| Later that month, an improptu memorial to Mr Nemtsov was demolished by state workers. | Later that month, an improptu memorial to Mr Nemtsov was demolished by state workers. |
| Municipal employees took away pictures and flowers that had been laid at the bridge where he was shot. | Municipal employees took away pictures and flowers that had been laid at the bridge where he was shot. |
| Additional reporting by agencies | Additional reporting by agencies |