New arrests as Russia accuse Chechen of killing journalist
Russia today announced that 10 people had been arrested over the killing of journalist and Kremlin critic Anna Politkovskaya, including police officers and a Chechen crime boss accused of organising the murder.
Prosecutor General Yuri Chaika said the 10 would soon be charged with the October 7 killing of Politkovskaya, who revealed human rights abuses in war-scarred Chechnya, and he suggested her murder was plotted outside Russia to discredit its leadership.
