Investigators today said they had solved one of Russia's most notorious killings and had arrested two far-right activists for the murders of the human rights lawyer Stanislav Markelov and the journalist Anastasia Baburova.Markelov - a friend of the assassinated journalist Anna Politkovskaya - and Baburova were gunned down in January in central Moscow. They had been walking towards the metro when a hitman shot Markelov in the back of the head. Baburova may have tried to grab the assassin and was also shot, dying in hospital.Today Russia's federal security service (FSB) named their killers as Eugenia Khasis, 24, and Nikita Tikhonov, 29. While Khasis appears to have no previous convictions, Tikhonov is a veteran neo-Nazi activist wanted in connection with the murder of an anti-fascist campaigner.
Investigators today said they had solved one of Russia's most notorious killings and had arrested two far-right activists for the murders of the human rights lawyer Stanislav Markelov and the journalist Anastasia Baburova.
Markelov - a friend of the assassinated journalist Anna Politkovskaya - and Baburova were gunned down in January in central Moscow. They had been walking towards the metro when a hitman shot Markelov in the back of the head. Baburova may have tried to grab the assassin and was also shot, dying in hospital.
Today Russia's federal security service (FSB) named their killers as Eugenia Khasis, 24, and Nikita Tikhonov, 29. While Khasis appears to have no previous convictions, Tikhonov is a veteran neo-Nazi activist wanted in connection with the murder of an anti-fascist campaigner.
Mladá fronta Dnes: neo-Nazis planned terrorist attacks The daily Mladá fronta Dnes reported Thursday it had uncovered a group of right-wing extremists planning terrorist attacks on various targets in the Czech Republic. According to the paper, the planned attacks included kidnappings of ideological enemies and police officers, as well as an attack on a power station. The group reportedly included some 30 individuals being trained in anonymity in hand-to-hand combat by professional soldiers. Police have declined to comment on the matter. In late October, police carried out a series of raids on individuals involved in fascist movements across the country. Mladá fronta cites the organised crime department of the Czech police as saying they have been monitoring the group in question on suspicion of terrorism.
The daily Mladá fronta Dnes reported Thursday it had uncovered a group of right-wing extremists planning terrorist attacks on various targets in the Czech Republic. According to the paper, the planned attacks included kidnappings of ideological enemies and police officers, as well as an attack on a power station. The group reportedly included some 30 individuals being trained in anonymity in hand-to-hand combat by professional soldiers. Police have declined to comment on the matter. In late October, police carried out a series of raids on individuals involved in fascist movements across the country. Mladá fronta cites the organised crime department of the Czech police as saying they have been monitoring the group in question on suspicion of terrorism.
