Putin's Unsolved Shootings
On March 12 60 Minutes aired the interview of Lesley Stahl with Vladimir Kara-Murza, Russian politician. He explains the unfortunate fate that stalks some of Putin's most prominent critics: unsolved shootings, suspicious suicides and poisonings. Specifically he explains his rare experiences that come with being a critic of Vladimir Putin. Murza is an opposition activist, protesting Putin’s policies, organizing demonstrations and town hall meetings. Therefore he knew he was on a dangerous mission. As the interviewee ask, “You where out for a month ?” ,he responded saying he was poisoned for the second time, subsequently, he was in a coma for a week, and all his major organs were failing, one after another. He was transported from hospital to hospital as doctors tried to figure out what
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There's no concrete evidence of a Kremlin connection,however, the list of those who’ve come to die unexpectedly after opposing Putin is long. Political opponents and human rights lawyers have been shot; rogue spies hunted down; overly curious reporters have perished in mysterious plane crashes, by car bombs, by poison or gun-fire. Additionally Some have been both poisoned and shoot. More unfortunate there are enemies who kill themselves by hanging, by stabbing to death, and one by tying himself to a chair and jumping into a swimming pool. Although some people believe that Murza should not go back to Russia, when asked by Stahl “You’re going to go back?”, he replied “Of course, I will absolutely go back to Russia. I am Russian, this is my country, and I believe in what I do, in what my colleagues do. There are many of us.” Stahl went on to say “But not many have almost died twice.” Murza replied “Many, unfortunately, have died. I’m the fortunate one. I’m still here. I’m still talking to you. Many of my colleagues cannot do that.” In sum Murza believes that he must continue to fight for his country despite the
There's no concrete evidence of a Kremlin connection,however, the list of those who’ve come to die unexpectedly after opposing Putin is long. Political opponents and human rights lawyers have been shot; rogue spies hunted down; overly curious reporters have perished in mysterious plane crashes, by car bombs, by poison or gun-fire. Additionally Some have been both poisoned and shoot. More unfortunate there are enemies who kill themselves by hanging, by stabbing to death, and one by tying himself to a chair and jumping into a swimming pool. Although some people believe that Murza should not go back to Russia, when asked by Stahl “You’re going to go back?”, he replied “Of course, I will absolutely go back to Russia. I am Russian, this is my country, and I believe in what I do, in what my colleagues do. There are many of us.” Stahl went on to say “But not many have almost died twice.” Murza replied “Many, unfortunately, have died. I’m the fortunate one. I’m still here. I’m still talking to you. Many of my colleagues cannot do that.” In sum Murza believes that he must continue to fight for his country despite the