Murder in Moscow. A human rights lawyer shot in the head after a news conference. He had acted for the family of a woman strangled to death by her interrogator and was protesting the murderer's release from prison. BBC:
In an interview with the BBC's Russian Service a few days ago, Mr Markelov said the decision to release Budanov showed that the Russian system was deeply flawed.The pistol was fitted with a silencer. Why bother?"I understand now that there is no rule of law," he said.
I wonder if Obama will comment. Or even be asked about this.
P.S. Oh, and a journalist, Anastasia Baburova, Novaya Gazeta, died later of her injuries...she was silenced too. How many is that under the Putin regime? Ah yes, Time's Man of the Year, in 2007. The Russian bear begins 2009.
