Russia investigating Nemstov killing

Russia’s top investigative body is looking into several possible motives for the killing of prominent opposition figure Boris Nemtsov, including an attempt to destabilise the state, Islamic extremism, the Ukraine conflict and his personal life.

A statement from the Investigative Committee did not address the possibility seen as likely by many of Nemtsov’s supporters – that he was killed for being one of president Vladimir Putin’s most adamant and visible critics.