(GDF/IFEX) – According to GDF, on 2 May 1998, militia Major Igor Lykov was shot twice point-blank in his apartment in Saratov (southeast of Moscow). Lykov had repeatedly published articles in the local and Moscow press concerning corruption and unlawful actions in the law-enforcement bodies. He was repeatedly punished for publishing the articles, including having […]
(GDF/IFEX) – According to GDF, on 2 May 1998, militia Major Igor Lykov was
shot twice point-blank in his apartment in Saratov (southeast of Moscow).
Lykov had repeatedly published articles in the local and Moscow press
concerning corruption and unlawful actions in the law-enforcement bodies. He
was repeatedly punished for publishing the articles, including having nine
criminal suits brought against him and twice being dismissed from the
militia service. After a number of articles by Lykov on the methods of
recruiting militia agents were published in the local press, there was an
attempt to accuse him of divulging State secrets.
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S.Stepashin
Minister of Internal Affairs of Russian Federation
Moscow, Russia
Fax: +70 95 230 25 80Y.Skuratov
Prosecutor General of Russian Federation
Moscow, Russia
Fax: +70 95 292 88 48/+70 95 925 18 79
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