Nemtsov Suspect Likely Confessed Under Torture

The murder of Boris Nemtsov sparked outrage amongst Russian and European citizens. At first sight, the case looked like an obvious case for government corruption since Nemtsov was a leading opposition party leader. That was, until Chechen Zaur Dadayev allegedly confessed.

It would not have been overreaching to assume that Chechnya had taken part in the assassination of a political figure in Russia. The Chechens have been in constant conflict since the fall of the Soviet Union in an attempt to gain independence. However, Boris Nemtsov was a rather progressive figure in Russia, so even this would have wreaked of blood in the water.

Dadayev was charged following the incident with the murder of Nemtsov, however new details have surfaced showing that he may have admitted to the crime under duress.

“There are reasons that lead us to believe Zaur Dadayev confessed under torture,” Babushkin told AFP after a visit to the suspect’s Moscow prison cell on Tuesday.

If this revelation was true it would not only discredit his confession, but only further the idea that this overflowing corruption in Russia is more than a simple rumor.

“We cannot confirm that he was tortured as we are not investigators but we did find numerous wounds on his body,” said Babushkin, who was swiftly rapped over the knuckles by investigators for meddling in their probe.

This incident is not an outlier of strange circumstances. Instead, it is a glance at the current, twisted situation of Russian politician where the third-term (in a country where Presidents can "only serve two terms") President is acting more like a dictator than a leader of a free people.

That's all I have to say today, but I'll be back tomorrow.

"The greatest crimes in the world are not committed by people breaking the rules but by people following the rules. It's people who follow orders that drop bombs and massacre villages." -Banksy