Unpleasant News from Russia
Feb. 9th, 2004 10:57 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rfmcdonaldMurder inquiry into missing politician dropped
Russia's prosecutor general has cancelled a murder inquiry into the disappearance of presidential candidate Ivan Rybkin less than an hour after it had been opened.
Asked about a report that the national prosecutor general's office had overturned the formal opening of an inquiry into premeditated murder, a spokeswoman said: "Yes. That's right. The case has been cancelled."
Mr Rybkin, 57, has been missing since last Thursday.
He is a political rival of President Vladimir Putin, who is challenging him in the March 14 election.
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UPDATE: Another article, going into more depth on other events. Lebed's helicopter crash seemed like an awfully big surprise.
Russia's prosecutor general has cancelled a murder inquiry into the disappearance of presidential candidate Ivan Rybkin less than an hour after it had been opened.
Asked about a report that the national prosecutor general's office had overturned the formal opening of an inquiry into premeditated murder, a spokeswoman said: "Yes. That's right. The case has been cancelled."
Mr Rybkin, 57, has been missing since last Thursday.
He is a political rival of President Vladimir Putin, who is challenging him in the March 14 election.
Read more.
UPDATE: Another article, going into more depth on other events. Lebed's helicopter crash seemed like an awfully big surprise.
