First poisoning, then a bullet right in front of the front door
In 2004, a journalist collapsed on board a plane on her way to the Caucasus Anna Politkovská , which has long criticized Russia ’s policy in Chechnya. As in the case of Navalný, Politkovská got sick after drinking tea. Medical records from the hospital in Rostov-on-Don, where she had to be treated, were lost.
In October 2006, on Vladimir Putin’s 54th birthday, Politkovskaya was shot dead in front of her apartment in Moscow. The case has attracted worldwide attention and has been hailed in the West as proof of the pressure on the Kremlin’s critics in Russia .
The scandal sparked the first trial of alleged accomplices to the murder in 2009. The jury then released the defendants for lack of evidence, but the Supreme Court returned the case to the prosecutor’s office for further investigation. In June 2014, a court sentenced Lom-Ali Gaytukaev and Rustam Machmudov to life in prison for the murder of Politkovskaya. Three other perpetrators received heavy prison sentences. In addition to Gaytalayev, former police officer Sergei Khadzhikurbanov, who was 20 years old, was named the organizer of the murder.
The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg in 2018 condemned Russia for failing to properly investigate the murder of a journalist. According to the court, the Russian authorities did not do enough to find the person or persons who ordered Politkovskaya’s death.
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Ten years have passed since the murder of journalist Politkovskaya. The customer remains unknown
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Polonium in a teapot
A former Russian agent died in November 2006 in London as a result of radioactive polonium poisoning Alexander Litvinenko . Before his death, he managed to accuse Vladimir Putin of his murder.
As an agent, Litvinenko worked first for the USSR and then for Russia , later he began to criticize the country’s leadership and intelligence conditions. Finally, in 2001, he gained political asylum in Britain, accepted British citizenship and worked for the MI6 secret service.
According to the investigation, there is evidence that Litvinenko was poisoned by former Russian agents Dmitry Kovtun and Andrei Lugovoi, which Russia refused to extradite. Polonium was mixed into his tea during a meeting held in the fall of 2006 at a London hotel. A British court also concluded that the assassination was “probably approved” by Russian President Putin.
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According to the British, Putin himself apparently approved the murder of Litvinenko
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Mysterious death in prison
In November 2009, an auditor and a lawyer died in Moscow Remand Prison under as yet unclear circumstances Sergey Magnitsky , who was arrested for alleged tax evasion shortly after accusing Russian police and judicial staff of widespread fraud.
In 2013, the investigation into his death was terminated on the grounds that his death was related to his poor health . Following the death of the lawyer, the United States passed the so-called Magnitsky Act, which prohibits entry into the country and orders the freezing of accounts of nearly two dozen Russian officials who, according to the United States , are involved in human rights abuses and may have participated in Magnitsky’s death.
Russia has responded with its own list of unwanted Americans, as well as a ban on the adoption of Russian orphans to the United States . In 2014, the European Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee called on EU countries to adopt a similar American law.
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The case of Sergei Magnitsky and the biggest tax fraud in Russian history
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Former Russian Deputy Prime Minister shot dead in downtown Moscow
In February 2015, a former Russian deputy prime minister and renowned Kremlin critic was shot dead in central Moscow, helping to organize anti-Putin demonstrations. Boris Nemcov .
Investigators have identified Ruslan Muchudinov, a former Chechen battalion officer for the former Chechen battalion officer, as the commissioner and organizer of the assassination, and they have declared an international search. However, the survivors’ lawyer called the move a maneuver to divert attention from the real culprits in the immediate vicinity of Chechen ruler Ramzan Kadyrov. Five Chechens were convicted of murder or involvement in it.
In 2015 and 2017, Russian opposition activist Vladimir Kara-Murza was repeatedly hospitalized with symptoms of poisoning. A collaborator and friend of the murdered politician Boris Nemtsov, he has long been involved in the ranks of the conservative-liberal opposition. He was allegedly poisoned because of his opposition political activities.
Last year, he received an award from the Czech Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes for his contribution to the fight for democracy and human rights.
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As an execution in sight of the Kremlin wall. Five years ago, someone ordered the murder of politician Boris Nemtsov
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Deadly poison in perfume
In March 2018, a former Russian secret agent was poisoned in Salisbury, England. Sergej Skripal who took refuge in the country. Together with Skripal, his daughter Julia was poisoned. Both were hospitalized in critical condition, left the hospital after two months, and have been living under a false identity in an unknown location ever since.
The poison for Skripal was in a bottle of perfume, which was later found thrown away by a random passer-by. His the companion died as a result of the poisoning , one intervening police officer also had health problems.
London blames Russia for poisoning, but Moscow has repeatedly denied any connection to the case. British investigators said they had gathered enough evidence to blame the attack on two Russians named Alexandr Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov, who had been identified by the media as agents of Russia ’s GRU military intelligence. Alexander Mishkin and Anatoly Chepiga .
Due to the case, almost thirty countries, including the Czech Republic, expelled more than 150 Russian diplomats. In most countries, Moscow reacted reciprocally. In response to the war gas attack, British police were also given the right to stop, interrogate and arrest people suspected of espionage and hostile activity at the border.
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All about the cause of poisoning by spy Sergei Skripal
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Otrava člena Pussy Riot
In September 2018, he ended up in an intensive care unit after poisoning with an unknown substance Pyotr Verzilov from the protest music group Pussy Riot. He was later treated in Berlin. However, even German doctors could not identify the poison causing the blockage of the central nervous system.
Pussy Riot said the poisoning was linked to the death of three Russian journalists gathering information about Russian mercenaries in the Central African Republic.
Verzilov, who also has Canadian citizenship, is one of the most prominent figures in the Russian alternative scene. In addition to his membership in Pussy Riot, he became famous mainly as an inspirer for the spectacular performances of the artistic group Vojna. He was also one of the activists who disrupted the finals of the World Cup in Moscow in the summer of 2018 by running onto the field. He served 15 days in prison for the act.
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