Customers of political crimes are still elusive The investigation in the case of the murder of Anna Politkovskaya again reached the finish line. Changes are significant. A little more than a year ago, Rustam Mahmudov, declared killer, was detained. Former Lieutenant Colonel of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Dmitry Pavlyuchenkov, who previously passed as a secret witness, is now considered an accomplice in the crime, admits his guilt, passes the accomplices and sits under house arrest.