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Lawyer: Suspected killer of Politkovskaya offered to surrender if promised open trial

The fugitive accused of shooting Russian investigative reporter Anna Politkovskaya offered earlier this year to turn himself in if he were assured of an open trial by jury, a defense lawyer said Tuesday. But the lawyer said the possibility of such a deal was ruled out after the chief investigator in the politically charged case said authorities could not provide those guarantees. Three suspects are being tried for murder in the 2006 killing of Politkovskaya, a Kremlin critic whose... Full Story
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