Nemtsov funeral: Crowds gather to pay tribute, but Navalny not allowed to attend
- 9 years ago
Mourners have gathered to pay tribute to murdered Russian opposition leader, Boris Nemtsov for the final time.
His body is lying in state at Moscow’s Andrei Sakharov rights centre, where a public service will be held, before he is buried in Troyekurovskoye Cemetery, in the south west of the capital, on Tuesday afternoon (March 3).
British former Prime Minister John Major is in Moscow to pay his respects.
Former British PM John Major pays his respects to Boris #Nemtsov in #moscow pic.twitter.com/xAuNrIFGII— Emma Wells (@Emmawells1) March 3, 2015
Fifty-five-year-old Nemtsov was gunned down outside the Kremlin in a drive-by shooting on Friday (February 27).
His death has provoked both national and international condemnation, leading President Vladimir Putin to personally commission an investigation into the shooting, despite Nemtsov’s continued and prolific criticism of the leader.
Police have yet to trace the murderer, murder weapon or the car that was seen speeding away f
His body is lying in state at Moscow’s Andrei Sakharov rights centre, where a public service will be held, before he is buried in Troyekurovskoye Cemetery, in the south west of the capital, on Tuesday afternoon (March 3).
British former Prime Minister John Major is in Moscow to pay his respects.
Former British PM John Major pays his respects to Boris #Nemtsov in #moscow pic.twitter.com/xAuNrIFGII— Emma Wells (@Emmawells1) March 3, 2015
Fifty-five-year-old Nemtsov was gunned down outside the Kremlin in a drive-by shooting on Friday (February 27).
His death has provoked both national and international condemnation, leading President Vladimir Putin to personally commission an investigation into the shooting, despite Nemtsov’s continued and prolific criticism of the leader.
Police have yet to trace the murderer, murder weapon or the car that was seen speeding away f