What have Russian authorities done?

  • The investigation is controlled by the Prosecutor General Yuri Chaika and the Chairman of the Investigating Committee, Alexander Bastrykin.
  • According to the statement of Mr. Pronin, the Head of the Main Department of the Interior of Moscow, a group of the most qualified specialists is entrusted with the investigation of the crime.
  • Igor Schegolev, the Head of the Ministry of Communications of the Russian Federation has expressed condolences to the relatives of the slain advocate and the journalist.
  • On 29 January, President Medvedev met with the editor of Novaya Gazeta and expressed his sorrow about the death of Baburova and Markelov.
  • Deputies of the State Duma have requested that the Investigating Committee presents them information on the process of investigation on a regularly basis.

Major actions from the NGO sector in the Russian Federation

Calls upon the Russian authorities to investigate the crime thoroughly and to take urgent steps to prevent further murders came from:

  • Anarchists’ Movement
  • Association of trade unions Labor Defense
  • Committee of United Actions of Saint-Petersburg
  • Coordination Council of Protest Actions of Perm
  • For Human Rights Movement
  • Go! Movement
  • Human Rights Center Memorial
  • Journalists’ Union
  • Moscow Helsinki Group
  • Public Chamber
  • Solidarity Movement
  • Youth Movement Defense

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