Washington.
The United States Secretary of State, Antony Blink, said his country on Saturday that his country was “deeply concerned” about Russia’s growing intolerance to freedom of expression on the sixth anniversary of the opposition politician’s murder. Boris Nemtsov
Certified critic of the president Vladimir PutinNemtsov was shot on a bridge in Moscow near the Kremlin on February 27, 2015.
“To remind Nemtsov, we reaffirm our unwavering commitment to human rights and fundamental freedoms, ”Blinken said in a statement.
“We remain deeply concerned about the Russian government’s growing intolerance to all forms of independent expression,” he stressed.
Several thousand Russians, along with Western diplomats, gathered in Moscow to celebrate the birthday and laid flowers at an improvised monument at the place where Nemtsov was killed with four bullets.
In 2017, a court declared a former security officer of Chechnya Guilty of the murder of Nemtsov and sentenced him to 20 years in prison. Four other men were found guilty of participating in the murder.
But the family of the politician killed and his supporters insist that the authorities have failed to bring the masterminds to justice.
Blinken paid tribute to Nemtsov as a man who “dedicated his life to building a free Russia and democratic
Those who demonstrate in defense of their freedoms and democracy in Russia they are still being attacked and murdered, “he said, emphasizing that” the Russian people deserve better. “