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| Politkovskaya murder hunt reopens | Politkovskaya murder hunt reopens |
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| A Russian judge has ordered a new investigation into the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya, following the acquittal of three men. | A Russian judge has ordered a new investigation into the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya, following the acquittal of three men. |
| On Thursday, a military court in Moscow acquitted the men, who were accused of aiding the murder in October 2006. | On Thursday, a military court in Moscow acquitted the men, who were accused of aiding the murder in October 2006. |
| Ms Politkovskaya, famous for exposing human rights abuses by the Russian army and its allies in Chechnya, was shot in her apartment building in Moscow. | Ms Politkovskaya, famous for exposing human rights abuses by the Russian army and its allies in Chechnya, was shot in her apartment building in Moscow. |
| Judge Yevgeniy Zubov has now sent the case back to Russian state prosecutors. | Judge Yevgeniy Zubov has now sent the case back to Russian state prosecutors. |
| Correspondents say the move is procedural - given that the gunman and those behind the murder have still not been apprehended. | |
| Former police officer Sergei Khadzhikurbanov and brothers Dzhabrail and Ibragim Makhmudov were acquitted by the military court on Thursday. A third brother, Rustam, is accused of the actual murder. | |
| FROM THE BBC WORLD SERVICE More from BBC World Service | FROM THE BBC WORLD SERVICE More from BBC World Service |
| The brutal killing of the reporter, who worked for the small-circulation Novaya Gazeta newspaper, highlighted the risks run by journalists in Russia. | The brutal killing of the reporter, who worked for the small-circulation Novaya Gazeta newspaper, highlighted the risks run by journalists in Russia. |
| She was the 13th journalist to be killed in a contract-style killing in Russia during Vladimir Putin's period as president, according to the US-based Committee to Protect Journalists. | She was the 13th journalist to be killed in a contract-style killing in Russia during Vladimir Putin's period as president, according to the US-based Committee to Protect Journalists. |
| A former FSB (Federal Security Service) agent, Pavel Ryaguzov, was also acquitted by the jury of an extortion charge relating to the case. | A former FSB (Federal Security Service) agent, Pavel Ryaguzov, was also acquitted by the jury of an extortion charge relating to the case. |
| A spokesman for the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), which monitors media freedom in Europe, said after the verdict that Russia's failure to solve the murder of Ms Politkovskaya amounted to a "human rights crisis". | A spokesman for the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), which monitors media freedom in Europe, said after the verdict that Russia's failure to solve the murder of Ms Politkovskaya amounted to a "human rights crisis". |