Putin pardons Nemtsov's killer, sends him to fight in Ukraine
Vladimir Putin pardoned one of the five Chechens who carried out the assassination of oppositionist Boris Nemtsov in the center of Moscow in February 2015. After serving only 7 years, Temirlan Eskerchanov was released and is currently fighting in Ukraine.
10:24 AM EDT, August 11, 2024
One of the most high-profile cases so far was the release in 2023 of former police officer Sergey Khadzhikurbanov. He was responsible for the murder of one of the most prominent critics of Vladimir Putin's government, journalist Anna Politkovskaya.
Now, according to TASS, Vladimir Putin has pardoned one of the five Chechens who killed Boris Nemtsov on the night of February 27, 2015. Although Putin himself is not supposed to be behind this crime, there are many indications pointing to Ramzan Kadyrov, who is closely associated with the dictator. He delegated his best men for this task.
Pardoned immediately sent to the front
Although, at first glance, the decision to pardon murderers may seem strange, it is primarily due to the lack of ready and willing Russians to fight in Ukraine. For this reason, for some time now, the Russian army has been recruiting in prisons, from where they obtain soldiers ready for anything at a relatively low cost.
