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The sad joke of Russian Law & Order
Posted on
March 1, 2015
12 hours after the brazen murder of Boris Nemtsov, the Chief Investigative Body of Russia, Следственный Комитет (reporting directly to Putin),
announced the priority hypotheses for the killing that it was working on. In order of plausibility, these werе:
- a provocation aiming to destabilize the political situation in the country, using Nemtsov as a “sacrificial victim for those who do not have any moral limits to the methods they will use to achieve their goals” [i.e., the opposition]
- An islamic-extremist link, related to Nemtsov’s vocal criticism of the Charlie Hebdo kllings
- Intra-Ukrainian links to the murder, as “extreme forces are at play on both sides of the Ukrainian political spectrum”
- Business related motives
- Domestic/personal motives
These are the most plausible hypotheses, according to the top minds
of the Interior Ministry and the Investigation that were gathered for this case, working under the direct supervision of President Putin.
Let’s forget for a moment the [unthinkable] idea of the investigation listing the hypothesis of a
“Government-instigated murder of the most vocal opponent who had announced that he would disclose crucial evidence of Russia’s military involvement in Ukraine“. What boggles the mind – even for Russian standards – is that Russia’s best and brightest would not list amongst their top suspects the only people who have actually, with various degree of explicitness,
threatened to murder Nemtsov.
- Alexander Dugin, leader of the Eurasian Movement in Russia, has for years called for a final solution with the traitors in Russia; the 5th column of which Nemtsov was explicitly listed. In May 2013, the Eurasian Youth Movement, presided by Dugin, staged a mock execution of Boris Nemtsov (along with 3 other “traitors”) in Rostov-on-Don (you can see the mock killing in the video below). In this lengthy interview with Vladimir Pozner, Dugin names Nemtsov as the example of liberals who “must be annihilated” (Pozner even quotes back to him an article called “Liberals – To The Wall”)
- Igor Girkin (Dugin’s friend and hero) has formally announced that he (via his Novorossiya Movement) will serve as a paramilitary guarantor that no opposition member will be allowed to stage a “maidan” in Russia. This official manifesto of the movement explicitly states as its mission “..in case of mass anti-government actions, we will side with the current government, including, if necessary use force to deal with the opposition“. In thisprogram video, Girkin pledges to defend Putin and Russia even when they don’t want to defend themselves, and will fight the traitors with all means, “including by use of force”. Boris Nemtsov was seen by the Novorossiya Movement as an arch-enemy.
- Numerous representatives of the paramilitary Cossack forces, a key component of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, have explicitly threatened to silence Nemtsov if he doesn’t shut his mouth and stop criticizing, for example in this case, the Russian military doctrine. Even upon news of his death, this “Imperial Cossacks Union” website gloated: “The Jew Nemtsov has been killed”
Add to this list of eager, willing, and explicit silence-wishers on Nemtsov the fact that both Dugin and Girkin are close associates (and in fact, paid employees) of Konstantin Malofeev; the person who funded a large part of the invasion of Ukraine, and the motive is near perfect.
Yet, NONE of these suspects that are crying loud at the top of their voice to be seen, are even being mentioned in the “top hypothesis list”. And because they are not, we have no option but to conclude that the “investigation” is a foregone charade, and that this country continues to be a joke.
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What are the chances…
Posted on
February 28, 2015
Boris Nemtsov was murdered, in plain sight of the Kremlin, by hitmen who escaped in a white sedan with Ingush (as in, almost-Chechen-but-let’s-not-get-Kadyrov-angry) license plates.
It seems that so far nothing unexpected:
But here’s a question. How probable is it that Boris Nemtsov, one of the most outspoken critic of Putin, and organizer of a major nuisance for the Kremlin (tomorrow’s protests march), was out of sight of the special services only hours before the event? And especially when he was within a hearing range of Putin’s office?
But do the Russian services trail political opponents?
Past is the best predictor of the future, once again.
2 years ago Moscow, the Freedom Rally was held at Bolotnaya Square, commemorating the turbulent 2012 rally on the same day that triggered the anti-opposition Bolotnaya criminal case.
The day before, May 5th 2012, Putin’s Chief of Interior Politics & spin-doctor received an email titled:
“Memo on the 5th of May (conversation in the cafe)”
The email was sent by an unnamed account, which I have traced to the Member of Moscow City Parliament, and United Russia functionary, Kirill Shtitov. The email contained two photos – obviously taken surreptitiously in a cafe – and a very detailed memo containing the conversation between the two opposition politicians, who were discussing plans for the next day’s event.
Here are the photos:
..and here is the beginning of the memo sent to the Kremlin::
“On May 5 2013, prior to the March of Freedom, the organizers gathered in the Chokoladnitza cafe, where they discussed logistical matters relating to the event, and their further actions.
The conversation was between: Pavel Shelkov (
https://www.facebook.com/pshelkov) Mikhail Anshakov (
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100004091321893), Nikolay (we couldn’t match him to a social network account) and another woman (also couldnt match her to an account), as well as an additional unidentified person (a representative of the nationalists column).
During the conversations they discussed the order of managing and process of the planned event, as well as the attitude of the coordination council of the opposition towards this event. During the conversations, we got confirmation of the information about discord with the Coordination Council of Opposition….
You can read the whole “memo”
here.
We have no way of knowing who did the spying and reporting. And it is unlikely this is an FSB document, or one would hope so, considering its complete sophoremoreship. But what we do see is that the Kremlin actively tailed and bugged opposition functionaries (even not so important ones) ahead of “high-risk” events such as major rallies.
What are the chances, I am asking myself, that a key organizer of the upcoming march, an iconic opposition figure, would be left out of sight walking around the Kremlin, just before a new high-risk event?
Just asking.
Venäjän toiminta ja propaganda rupeavat olemaan jo aika ennustettavia... Mitä epätodennäköisempää ja hirveämpää, niin siihen sitten päädytään.
