Two charged with murder of Russian politician
Two men have been charged in connection with the murder of Boris Nemtsov on a Moscow bridge last month
One of the suspects is escorted by Moscow police
A Moscow court has charged two men in connection with the murder of Russian opposition activist Boris Nemtsov.
Nemtsov, a former deputy prime minister and veteran liberal politician, who was 55, was shot in the back four times as he was walking with his girlfriend within sight of the Kremlin. He was buried in Moscow on Tuesday.
It said one of the men, Zaur Dadayev, had admitted involvement in the shooting on a bridge near the Kremlin on 27 February.
He and the other accused, Anzor Gubashev, are of Chechen origin.
Three other suspects were remanded in custody. A sixth man is reported to have killed himself in a standoff with police in the Chechen capital Grozny.
The suspect threw one grenade at the arresting officers and blew himself up with another, a security source told Interfax news agency.
Anzor Gubashev and Dadayev, who are both accused of organising and carrying out the murder, were brought into court amid heavy security.
