Moscow court charges 2 men in Nemtsov murder case

Meanwhile, three other suspects were remanded in custody and a sixth suspect blew himself up in a standoff with the police

Police escort Tamerlan Eskerkhanov one of five suspects in the killing of Boris Nemtsov from a court room in Moscow
ANI London
Last Updated : Mar 09 2015 | 1:49 PM IST

A Moscow court has reportedly charged two people with the murder of Russian opposition activist Boris Nemtsov, a report said.

According to the BBC, one of the men, Zaur Dadayev, had admitted his involvement in the shooting on a bridge near the Kremlin on February 27.

Dadayev and the other accused, Anzor Gubashev, are of Chechen origin, the report said.

Meanwhile, three other suspects were remanded in custody and a sixth suspect blew himself up in a standoff with the police in the Chechen capital of Grozny.

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First Published: Mar 09 2015 | 11:11 AM IST

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