An anti-Putin blogger had his throat cut in a French hotel

[TomSea]

An anti-Putin blogger had his throat cut in a French hotel
Author : Mitch Prothero
Source : Business Insider

Killing with hallmarks of Russian hit squad causing chaos in Europe
16:27, 7 February 2020

French police believe that the killing of a blogger from the disputed Russian region of Chechnya in a French hotel room last week was "politically motivated," a French police official briefed on the case said.

The official said the police were now hunting for the blogger's traveling companion, who disappeared shortly after the killing.

French investigators wish to speak with the Chechen man who accompanied the blogger, Imran Aliev, 44, from his home in Belgium to northern France via train on January 29, the official said.

Read more at: https://112.international/politics/an-anti-putin-blogger-had-his-throat-cut-in-a-french-hotel-48333.html

Wow, for the record, Chechen dissidents are probably more sought after than others.

[libertybele]

Wow, for the record, Chechen dissidents are probably more sought after than others.

Such a dose of reality, that stuff like this goes on and how fortunate we are to live in the U.S.A.