The court extended the arrest of three defendants in the Nemtsov murder case

The Basmanny Court extended the arrest of three defendants in the case of the murder of politician Boris Nemtsov until February 28, 2016, reports . the Moscow City News Agency

Thus, the court granted the petition of the investigators to extend the arrest of Khamzat Bakhaev, Shadid Gubashev and Tamerlan Eskerkhanov. The investigation stated that by now the preliminary investigation cannot be completed, since for this it is necessary to obtain the results of examinations and take operational measures. In addition, the defendants have not yet been charged in the final version.

The defendants deny involvement in the crimes and declare their innocence.

“I'm just a victim, someone should be blamed for the crime,” Shadid Gubashev said at the meeting.

for three months . The day before, the court extended the arrest of two other defendants in the case, Anzor Gubashev and Zaur Dadaev,

Earlier it became known that Zaur Dadaev and Anzor Gubashev testified against the alleged organizer of the murder of Nemtsov, an officer of the Chechen battalion "North" Ruslan Mukhudinov. The investigating authorities note that his involvement is confirmed by the results of searches and the conclusions of forensic examinations. On November 18, the court arrested Mukhudinov in absentia.

Politician Boris Nemtsov was shot dead on the night of February 28 on the Bolshoi Moskvoretsky Bridge in the center of Moscow.