Memorial meeting marking the 40th day of Anna Politkovskaya murder. The slogan reads: "Who killed?"
Photo: Alexander Miridonov
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U.S. Praised Progress in Investigation of Politkovskaya, Klebnikov Murders
Via the Department of State, Bush administration has expressed positive attitude to the progress in Politkovskaya murder investigation announced by the RF Prosecutor General office.
“We're glad that the Russian Government is continuing with this investigation and that progress has been made. We know that law enforcement authorities are continuing to seek additional information and do some additional investigating on this case as well as the case of Paul Klebnikov. And as I said this morning, we consistently urged Russian authorities to pursue all leads in these cases and to ultimately hold accountable and bring to justice those responsible for these crimes,” Department of State Deputy Spokesman Tom Casey said during the daily press briefing on August 28.
“We hope that the Russians will continue to pursue these cases and hope to see more information and more details about this go - come through as the days and weeks move forward,” Casey went on.
Killed in Moscow, Novaya Gazeta investigating reporter Anna Politkovskaya and The Forbes Russia Editor-in-Chief Paul Klebnikov were the residents of the United States, and the U.S. authorities have been closely following the progress in investigation and offering all necessary assistance.
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