Friday, August 26, 2011  Russia Related articles 5 July 2021: Ransomware attack hits over 200 US companies, forces Swedish grocery chain to close 29 May 2021: Austrian Airlines cancels Moscow-bound flight after Russia refuses a reroute outside Belarusian airspace 20 March 2021: Russian ambassador to US recalled over President Biden's comments 23 February 2021: Seven Russians infected with H5N8 bird flu; first cases reported in humans 19 February 2021: Serbian Orthodox Church elects new Patriarch Porfirije Location of Russia Collaborate! Pillars of Wikinews writing Writing an article Retired Russian police officer Dmitry Pavlyuchenkov has been detained in Moscow, accused of involvement in Novaya Gazeta journalist Anna Politkovskaya’s death. A former Police Lieutenant Colonel, he has been accused of planning Politkovskaya’s murder, hiring a hitman and supplying them with the weapon that killed her. Pavlyuchenkov was a witness in the murder trial. Pavlyuchenkov was also a former chief of the fourth division of the Moscow City Police Operational Search Department. He is suspected of hiring someone to kill Politkovskaya while still serving as a Police Officer. Politkovskaya was killed after returning to her Moscow apartment building from a grocery store on October 7, 2006. She was an investigative journalist, who was critical of the Kremlin and Chechen authorities. Her death received international attention. Her work for Novaya Gazeta, an oppositional newspaper in Russia, won her international awards. In May, Rustam Makhmudov was arrested as suspected gunman, but later acquitted. His two brothers and a retired police officer were put on trial in 2009 for the murder but were acquitted due to lack of evidence. They were accused of playing a minor role in the murder. This arrest does not name or address who killed Politkovskaya. "Retired Russian police officer arrested on suspicion of organizing killing of Politkovskaya" — The Washington Post, August 24, 2011 "Suspected mastermind of Politkovskaya murder arrested" — The voice of Russia, August 24, 2011 "Ex-police chief detained in Politkovskaya murder case" — Russia Today, August 24, 2011 "Politkovskaya murder: Russian ex-policeman arrested" — BBC News, August 23, 2011 Daisy Sindelar. "Former Officer Detained In Politkovskaya Murder Case" — Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, August 23, 2011
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