Slain Journalist Anna Politkovskaya's lawyer, Karinna Moskalenko, missed a preliminary hearing in the alleged killer's trial Wednesday, October 15, after falling ill from what is believed to have been a poisoning attempt. Prosecutors believe it was mercury intoxication. Moskalenko is a human rights lawyer.
This article caught my attention for a few reasons, the first being that it is directly related to our group's case study concerning the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya. Also, I think this occurance really exemplifys the press freedom issues in Russia. People believe that the government was involved in Politkovskaya's death and, in my opinion, the attempted poisoning of her lawyer (a human rights lawyer) is almost direct proof that there is something to hide in this murder case. To me, it's obvious that the person who tried to poison the lawyer is someone of high power who doesn't want a human rights lawyer shedding light on the situation. Both the murder of Politskovskaya and the attempted murder of her lawyer are evidence that Russia has not gotten any closer to achieving press freedom.
By Lauren Chapman
Sunday, October 19, 2008
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