Moscow pays last respects to slain opposition politician Boris Nemtsov
RussiaA public ceremony of paying last respects to Russian opposition politician and former deputy prime minister Boris Nemtsov killed in central Moscow overnight to Saturday is taking place at Moscow’s Andrei Sakharov rights Center.
Nemtsov’s family, including his mother and children, are standing in front of the casket. A wreath from the Russian president has been delivered to Sakharov Centre. Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich has arrived tp pay last respects, Olga Shorina from RPR-Parnas party told Tass.
Nemtsov, co-chair of RPR-Parnas and deputy of the Yaroslavl regional duma, was killed as he was crossing Moskvoretsky Bridge in view of the Kremlin overnight to Saturday.
The funeral for the opposition politician will take place later on Tuesday at Moscow’s Troyekurovskoye cemetery.
Russian opposition activist Alexey Navalny had asked the court to suspend his house arrest for one day to attend the ceremony but was denied.