A Russian court has sentenced two men to life in prison and three others to terms ranging from 12 to 20 years for the 2006 killing of renowned journalist Anna Politkovskaya.

Russian investigators have marked the fifth anniversary of journalist Anna Politkovskaya’s murder by filing new charges against suspects involved in the killing, but have remained silent about who might have ordered her murder.

Russian officials say the suspected gunman in the 2006 killing of journalist Anna Politkovskaya has been arrested.

FOUR men went on trial yesterday in connection with the murder of Russian journalist and outspoken Kremlin critic Anna Politkovskaya, despite the failure of the authorities to catch the masterminds.

A top Russian prosecutor today said the killer of journalist Anna Politkovskaya is hiding in Western Europe.