After a Moscow jury acquitted all three suspects in the murder of investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya, the presiding judge ordered the case to be reopened Friday.
After the judge offered investigators material evidence, the case of murdered journalist Politjovskaya, was reopened.
The jury ruled unanimously to acquit the three suspects in the murder of Politjovskaya, however prosecutors said they plan to appeal the decision, with hope of bringing justice to this case.
Anna Politkovskaya was a critic in Kermlim policy in Chechnya, and her killing represented the small amount of freedom allowed for dissenters in Russian Society.
Investigators and colleagues concluded that someone had ordered her death to silence her-her investigations were threatening the financial interests of figures within Russia.
Russia’s prosecutor general personally took charge of the case.
However, her murder was different from many other journalist in Russia. The longevity of her trial alone is a huge step, according to many of her colleagues and friends. Many murders are covered up and forgotten about, this one has esculated to an ongoing investigation of 2 years.
Although they believe the trial is going in right direction, it is still far from over and many colleagues of Politjovskaya are still unsatisfied with the current outcome. An appeal process for the 3 suspects acquitted is just not enough. Many believe the person who ordered the death of her, still has yet to be found. The men in holding are only accomplices.
This has been a murder that has sent shock waves around the world, considering that Politjovskaya was an extremely recognized controversial journalist. Hopefully a two-year-investigation, will end in justice.
Rachel Baldino
Team: Russia
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