Chechen Human Rights Lawyer Shot Dead

[eeriewhisper]

MOSCOW - The lawyer who fought against the early release from jail of a former Russian tank commander imprisoned for murdering a young Chechen woman was shot dead by a gunman in central Moscow on Monday, officials said.

The lawyer, Stanislav Markelov, had attempted a last-minute appeal against the release of the former commander, Yuri D. Budanov, a

Comments

[leelakin]

Holy shit. ): Being a lawyer/journalist/anyone with the "wrong" opinion in that region really has a default death sentence.

[allagainst]

Stay classy, Chechnya.

[screamingintune]

Ugh, that's horrible.

[schmiss]

... wth.

[randomneses]

Fail.