This file photo of July 13, 2001 shows The Forbes Russia Editor-in-Chief Paul Klebnikov taking part in the round table conference headlined "Freedom of Speech 2001".
Photo: Valery Melnikov
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Prime Suspects Ignored Trial of Klebnikov’s Killing
Two persons suspected of being involved in killing The Forbes Russia Editor-in-Chief Paul Klebnikov didn’t show up in the Moscow City Court Thursday for repeated hearing of the case. The trial was attended only by Moscow notary Fail Sadretdinov, who was convoyed to the courthouse, RIA Novosti news agency reported.
Fail Sadretdinov was sentenced to nine years in prison for fraud, property legalization and abuse of the notary office in late January. Sadretdinov relates to the Klebnikov’s case as a person who hired suspected killers of journalist - Kazbek Dukuzov and Musa Vakhaev - to murder Alexey Pichugin.
The court decision was to shelve the start of the trial till March 14. The reason was the absence of two suspects duly summoned to the court, Interfax reported with reference to the court’s briefer Anna Usacheva. So far, the court has taken no sanctions against the absent persons, Usacheva specified.
The first trial of Klebnikov’s case ended in May 2006 by declaring non guilty all accused, who were released right from the courthouse. Later on, Sadretdinov was detained under another case, but no new charges were presented to Vakhaev and Dukuzov.
In November 2006 the Supreme Court of Russia upheld the appeal of prosecutors in part of reversing the acquittal sentence. The new trial won’t be for public at large.
The Forbes Russia Editor-in-Chief Paul Klebnikov was killed in Moscow July 9, 2004.
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