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05.08.2009, 14:49

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Politkovskaya’s case to be retried

Published: 07 August, 2009, 13:26


Moscow: People holding pictures of slain Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya / AFP Photo / Dmitry Kostyukov

The retrial of four men accused of involvement in the murder of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya will go ahead.

 
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