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    Suspect in #Nemtsov Killing Is Devout Muslim Shocked by #Charlie_Hebdo Cartoons-Chechen Leader - NYTimes.com
    ▻http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2015/03/09/world/europe/09reuters-russia-nemtsov-kadyrov.html

    A Chechen suspect in the killing of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov is a “deep believer” who was shocked by the Charlie Hebdo cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad, Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov said on Sunday.

    Russian investigators said last week they were looking into the possibility that Islamist militants had shot dead Nemtsov, a liberal, over his defence of the cartoons in the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.

    “All who know Zaur (Dadayev) confirm that he is a deep believer and also that he, like all Muslims, was shocked by the activities of Charlie and comments in support of printing the cartoons,” Kadyrov wrote on his Instagram account.

    Kadyrov also confirmed that Dadayev, one of five suspects detained over the Feb. 27 killing of Nemtsov, had been a member of the Chechen police and had been decorated for bravery.

    Avec Ramzan #Kadyrov comme témoin de moralité, Dadaïev est quasiment tiré d’affaires…

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      Boris Nemtsov ally: Islamist speculation over murder ‘useful for Kremlin’ | World news | The Guardian
      ▻http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/09/boris-nemtsov-speculation-about-islamist-link-useful-for-kremlin

      A colleague of Boris Nemtsov, the Russian opposition figure shot dead near the Kremlin in Moscow, has said suggestions he was killed by Islamists were nonsensical but useful for the Kremlin because they deflected accusations that officials were involved.

      Speculation about an Islamist link grew after investigators charged Zaur Dadayev, a Chechen, over the killing. Dadayev is an associate of Chechnya’s Kremlin-backed leader Ramzan Kadyrov, who said on Sunday the murder may have been in response to anger over Nemtsov’s support for the Charlie Hebdo cartoons.

      That has been met with scepticism by some of Nemtsov’s associates. They believe that the Kremlin stood to gain from the killing – though Russian officials have denied involvement – and they do not believe fanatics acting alone could have shot someone dead so close to the Kremlin.

      “Our worst fears are coming true,” Ilya Yashin, the co-leader of Nemtsov’s small liberal opposition party said on Twitter late on Sunday. “The trigger man will be blamed, while those who actually ordered Nemtsov’s killing will go free.”

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