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--> }} The assassination of Boris Nemtsov, a Russian statesman and politician opposed to the government of Vladimir Putin, happened in central Moscow on Bolshoy Moskvoretsky Bridge at 23:31 local time on 27 February 2015. An unknown assailant fired seven or eight shots; four of them hit Nemtsov in the head, heart, liver and stomach, killing him almost instantly. He died hours after appealing to the public to support a march against Russia's war in Ukraine. The assassination was met with widespread international condemnation and concern for the situation of the Russian opposition. Russian authorities also condemned the murder and vowed a thorough investigation. On 8 March 2015, Russian authorities charged Anzor Gubashev and Zaur Dadaev, both originating from Northern Caucasus, with involvement in the crime. Dadaev confessed to involvement in the murder according to Russian authorities, but, according to Russian media, later retracted his confession. Three more suspects were arrested around the same time and according to Russian media another suspect blew himself up in Grozny when Russian forces police surrounded his apartment block. ==Events== Nemtsov was shot and killed crossing the Bolshoy Moskvoretsky Bridge〔 near the Kremlin walking home after a meal out, in the company of his Ukrainian girlfriend, Anna Durytska, who was not harmed. TV Tsentr's video of the bridge at the time of the murder shows that it occurred as a municipal utility vehicle was passing by Nemtsov and a person is seen escaping from the scene in a white or grey automobile. The killing happened the day before Nemtsov was due to lead the opposition march ''Vesna'' (Russian for "spring"), a street demonstration organised to protest against economic conditions in Russia and against the war in Ukraine. According to the Russian newspaper ''Kommersant'', at the time of the murder all the security cameras in the area were switched off for maintenance.〔 〕 The only video of the incident was obtained from the video feed camera of TV Tsentr studio, from a long distance. At the time of the killing, the camera was blocked by a stopped municipal vehicle.〔 The killer was apparently waiting for Nemtsov on a side stairway leading to the bridge. At least six shots were fired, four of which hit Nemtsov; one wound was mortal.〔 According to ''Kommersant'' sources, the killer used as a weapon either a standard Makarov pistol or most likely an IZh gas pistol modified for use with lethal ammunition.〔 According to a witness, "a young man named Viktor M., who followed Nemtsov", the killer was a man of height, short haircut, medium build, dressed in jeans and a brown sweater. On 10 February 17 days before his death, Nemtsov wrote in Russia's ''Sobesednik'' newspaper that his mother was afraid Russian President Vladimir Putin would kill him. He added that his 86-year-old mother is also afraid for the lives of Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Alexey Navalny. When asked if he himself feared for his life, Nemtsov answered, "Yes, not as strongly as my mother, but still..." After the BBC referred to that interview, on 27 February 2015, the ''Sobesednik'' posted an extended version of the original interview, in which Nemtsov reportedly added, "I am just joking. If I were afraid of Putin, I wouldn't be in this line of work." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Assassination of Boris Nemtsov」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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