Thursday 16 July 2009

Russian Activist Found Dead

First Anna POLITKOVSKAYA and now another shocking political execution in Russia - Natalya ESTEMIROVA - who was found kidnapped and dead, hours after denouncing Vladimir PUTIN over atrocities in Chechnya.

She had been critical of the Chechan regime and Russia's installed puppet ruler Ramzan KADYROV. Just before her kidnapping and execution, Ms. ESTIMIROVA had called for PUTIN to be prosecuted before an International Criminal Court. ESTEMIROVA was a key author of a report prepared by Russian Human Rights organization, Memorial that accused members of the KADYROV administration of revenge killings.

A few weeks ago I was heartened by news that Russia's Supreme Court had over-turned a "Not-Guilty" verdict of three men accused in Anna POLITKOVSKAYA murder and ordered a new trial, despite not expecting a better result. But this atrocity must be openly condemned by PUTIN as it is his admirers/supporters who openly conduct such murders. For Russia to move closer to anything that resembles a democracy that does not terrorize it's own citizens, it must put these totalitarian methods behind it once and for all.

Our Foreign Affairs Minster and Liberal Leader IGNATIEFF must denounce these outrageous violations of basic democratic freedoms.

Here are some addresses to register disapproval:

Mr. Mamedov Georgiy Enverovich
Ambassador of the Russian Federation in Canada
Russian Embassy
285 Charlotte St
Ottawa ON K1N 8L5
T (613) 235-4341
F (613) 236-6342
E rusemb@rogers.com

Mr.Lawrence CANNON, MP - Minister for External Affairs
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
125 Sussex Drive
Ottawa, ON K1A 0G2
T 800-267-8376
F 613-996-9709
E Cannol1@parl.gc.ca

Mr. Michael IGNATIEFF - Official Leader of the Opposition
656 The Queensway
Etobicoke (ON) M8Y 1K7
T (416) 251-5510
F (416) 251-2845
E Ignatieff.M@parl.gc.ca

Mr. Oleg ORLOV - Executive Director, Memorial Russia
M. Karetniy pereulok 12
103051, Moscow, Russia
T 011 (095) 200-6506
F 011 (095) 209-5779
E memhrc@memo.ru

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