Russia orders Politkovskaya suspects’ retrial

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Series Details 26.6.09
Publication Date 26/06/2009
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Russia’s supreme court overturned on the 25 June 2009 a not-guilty verdict for three men charged in connection with the 2006 slaying of Anna Politkovskaya and ordered a new trial.

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Deutsche Welle, 4.8.09: Observers say truth unlikely to emerge from Politkovskaya retrial http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,4541281,00.html
BBC News, 7.8.09: No halt to Politkovskaya retrial http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8190039.stm
Deutsche Welle, 3.9.09: New probe ordered into death of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,4623240,00.html
ITAR-TASS, 7.8.09: Politkovskaya's relatives disappointed with court's decision http://www.itar-tass.com/en/
Deutsche Welle, 7.8.09: Russian military court refuses to halt murder trial http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,4550255,00.html
BBC News, 5.8.09: New delay in Politkovskaya case http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8184948.stm
ITAR-TASS, 5.8.09: Prosecutor asks to return Politkovskaya’ case to prosecutor office http://www.itar-tass.com/en/
BBC News, 3.9.09: New Politkovskaya probe ordered http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8235389.stm
ESO: Background information: A death retold http://www.europeansources.info/record/a-death-retold/
BBC News, 25.6.09: Politkovskaya case to be retried http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8118322.stm
Deutsche Welle, 25.6.09: Russia orders retrial in Politkovskaya murder case http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,4432004,00.html
France24, 25.6.09: Supreme court orders Politkovskaya case to be retried http://www.france24.com/en/20090625-court-annuls-murdered-journalist-verdicts-russia-anna-politkovskaya-justice-

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