Former deputy commander of the battalion regiment "North," Zaur Dadaev practically accepted the responsibility in organizing the murder of Boris Nemtsov. According to him,
the crime was committed due to repeated negative statements of the politician about Muslims and their religion. The other four of those arrested were involved in the operation, because they lived in Moscow region and knew the city.
Seems like no other "organizers" will be found.The motive At the hearings in the Basmanny court on the selection of the measure of punishment, Zaur Dudaev was declared unemployed. According to
Rosbalt, at the time of the arrest, he was no longer a member of battalion "North". His relatives had hired a lawyer for Dudaev, but before his transfer from Ingushetia, where he was detained,
Zaur refused the defender. After which he made a confession. According to the source of "Rosbalt" in law enforcement, Dadaev stated that in January 2015 he learned that Boris Nemtsov repeatedly made negative remarks about Muslims residing on the territory of Russia, about prophet Muhammad, as well as the Islam religion itself. Being a strong believer, Zaur could not tolerate it.
Comment: Chechens make good patsies. They can be found fighting on both sides in Ukraine, for example. And their use in political provocations is grist for the 'war on terror' mill. Russia can use this event to highlight their own fight against U.S.-sponsored radical Islamic terror, as can the West, as further propaganda to demonize Muslims in general and justify their illegal operations and wars in the Middle East and elsewhere.
J. Hawk at
Fort Russ offers some interesting possibilities here:
- Dadayev was responsible, but is not revealing his true motives or handlers
- Dadayev may have links with Chechens fighting for Kiev
- Dadyaev may have personal or business reasons (clan-related) to kill Nemtsov
- The focus on Dadayev may be in order to instill a false sense of security to those really responsible
- Someone in the Russian establishment is responsible: therefore, this will not be publicized, and consequences will be dealt out behind closed doors (e.g., sudden demotions, retirements, arrests for unrelated charges)
Comment: Chechens make good patsies. They can be found fighting on both sides in Ukraine, for example. And their use in political provocations is grist for the 'war on terror' mill. Russia can use this event to highlight their own fight against U.S.-sponsored radical Islamic terror, as can the West, as further propaganda to demonize Muslims in general and justify their illegal operations and wars in the Middle East and elsewhere.
J. Hawk at Fort Russ offers some interesting possibilities here: