The february 2015 assassination of Boris Nemtsov and the flawed trial of his alleged killers

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The book offers an in-depth exploration of "the Russian crime of the twenty-first century" alongside a comprehensive analysis of the eighty sessions from the nine-month trial (2016-2017) concerning Boris Nemtsov’s alleged assassins. It highlights the significant challenge in uncovering the events that transpired just before midnight on February 27, 2015, near the Kremlin, particularly the conspicuous lack of closed-circuit footage from this heavily monitored location. This absence of crucial evidence has left investigators feeling blind as they navigate the complexities of the case. The efforts to clarify the circumstances surrounding the murder by Nemtsov's family lawyers, Vadim Prokhorov and Olga Mikhailova, along with determined analysts like former deputy energy minister Vladimir Milov and presidential economics advisor Andrei Illarionov, are thoroughly documented. The prosecution's uneven case and the defense's inconsistent strategies, particularly from the attorneys representing the ethnic Chechen defendants, are examined. The non-unanimous verdict reached by the twelve jurors is also noted. Ultimately, the findings align with various commentators who assert that the true masterminds behind the assassination remain unidentified and at large.