Assumed killer of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya is detained

A former head of one Chechen district Shamil Buraev has been detained in Moscow. He is suspected to have killed a journalist Anna Politkovskaya.
Russian mass media have informed about it referring to some reliable source. According to them, Buraev was arrested on September 13. He is accused of murder and criminal complicity.

Buraev’s relatives have confirmed the he was detained, reports “Interfax”. The police give no comments about the detention of Buraev.

Let us remind you that a reviewer of the “Novaya Gazeta” newspaper Anna Politkovskaya was killed in the lobby of her house in Moscow on October 7, 2006.