“Russia must free all political prisoners.” Statement of 14 countries on the anniversary of the death of Niemców

According to the Latvian press agency Leta, the signatories of the statements reminded that on Thursday there is the 10th anniversary of the shooting near the Kremlin of the opposition policy and anti -corruption activist Boris Niemcowa, who only a few hours earlier called his countrymen to participate in the march against the annexation by Russia Crimea in 2014

“We remember the vision of democratic Russia that the Germans had, and we pay tribute to his courage for opposing the Vladimir Putin regime, which was an inspiration for many,” it was written in a statement.

The signatories emphasized that the pro -democratic activity of German and other oppositionists was seen as a threat to the Kremlin.

“In the case of his murder, like the deaths of other opposition activists before him and after him, a full and transparent investigation should be conducted, so that everyone who is responsible for these crimes and has participated in them, would be responsible,” he was noted.

The statement was signed by: The czech republic, Dish, Estonia, Finland, France, Netherlands, Canada, Lithuania, LatviaGermany, Norway, Poland, Romania and Sweden.

Borys Niemcow, Russian Deputy Prime Minister in the 1990s and one of the closest associates of the first President Boris Yeltsin, was killed by arrows in the back late in the evening of February 27, 2015 at the Grand Moskworecki Bridge in the center of Moscow, near the Kremlin.

The investigation into the murder of Niemcowa led to a conviction in 2017 five men who, according to investigators, undertook to kill politics for money. The court considered Zaur Dadayev, sentenced to 20 years, as a direct killer. His partners – like Dadajew, from Chechnya – received sentences from 11 to 19 years of imprisonment. None of them pleaded guilty.

German relatives criticized the course of the investigation and trial, arguing that they did not lead to the assumption of the client.