Monday, April 12, 2010

Leading Moscow Judge Shot and Killed

After leaving his apartment to go to work Eduard Chuvashov, a leading Moscow Judge was shot down and killed by an unknown gunman. The killer is still at large and police unofficially suspect a member from the NEO Nazi Skinhead group as a possible suspect. Chuvashov has worked on many risky cases which included locking up nine members members of the NEO Nazi skinhead group and charging an existing member serving a life sentence with three additional murders. Some of the other risky cases he worked on involved corruption and embezzlement affiliated with Russian officials. Chuvashov had received death threats in the past and he was offered a bodyguard for safety but reporters say he refused the help.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8614859.stm

Submitted by: Sherry Klinger

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