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This is an archive article published on March 2, 2015

France calls for probe into Boris Nemtsov killing

Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov's assasination 'revolting' and urges for vigorous investigation.

Boris Nemtsov, Boris Nemtsov killed, Nemtsov Killied, Vladmir Putin, Putin, anti Putin, Russia, anti putin protests, anti putin leader killed, anti putin russia protests, World News People lay flowers during a march next to the place where Boris Nemtsov, a charismatic Russian opposition leader and sharp critic of President Vladimir Putin, was gunned down on Friday, Feb. 27, 2015 in Moscow. (AP Photo)

France’s foreign minister is calling for an investigation into the killing of Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov, calling it an “assassination that was revolting.”

Laurent Fabius said on BFM television Monday that the shooting of Nemtsov in Moscow on Friday night “raises a series of questions.” He insisted on a thorough investigation, but would not comment on whether he thought Russian authorities’ efforts would be sufficient.

Russian investigators have said they are looking into several possible motives for the killing. The opposition sees the Kremlin as responsible, while Vladimir Putin’s spokesman called it a “provocation,” possibly to discredit Russia’s leadership.

Noting killings of other Russian opposition figures in the past, Fabius said, “The fact is that it is not good to be an opposition figure in Russia.”

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