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Acquittals for all three men accused of helping murder Russian journalist Anna Polit-kovskaya

Constanze TressFebruary 19, 2009

A jury in Moscow has acquitted three men accused of helping murder the Kremlin critic and journalist Anna Polit-kovskaya. The verdict leaves Russia's most politically charged killing in years still unsolved. The prosecution said it would appeal. But the failure to get a single conviction for the crime has raised questions about Russia's resolve to protect investigative journalists.

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