Anna Politkowskaja
The assassination of Anna Politkowskaja is a tragedy and a scandal. And what happens afterwards is another scandal itself. Putin assures "everything [will] be done to clear up the murder" and states "She (Politkowskaja) had minimal influence on political life in Russia". This raises severe questions:
- Is it not normal in Russia that everything is done to find and punish killers?
- How can Putin make this promise? Can he influence the work of prosecution authorities?
- Is justice independent in Russia?
- Is the murder less outrageous because a less influencing journalist was killed?
- Or did Putin maybe state that her influence was minor because he disliked her criticism?