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Thousands of Russians March to Remember Murdered Putin Critic

by VOA News

   Thousands of Russians are marching in Moscow to mark the two year
   anniversary of the death of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, who was
   gunned down outside the Kremlin.

   Marchers carried Russian flags and signs with quotes from Nemstov,
   including "Russia will be free."

   Nemstov was a fierce critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin and
   members of the opposition blame the government for the killing..

   The Kremlin has denied involvement in Nemtsov's murder.

   Five suspects, all of them Chechens, went on trial over the killing in
   October.

   President Putin labeled the killing "a provocation" and vowed the
   government would do everything to ensure those responsible are
   "properly punished."

   Some information from AP was used in this report.