At a parliamentary session on March 17, Russian Duma member Dmitry Gudkov proposed to hold a minute of silence for the late Boris Nemtsov, who was murdered in late February in central Moscow. “Even though not everyone shared his opinions, I think it would be humane to hold a minute of silence in his memory,” stated Gudkov.
State Duma chairman Sergey Naryshkin refused to hold a vote on this issue, claiming that he had already sent a telegram with condolences to Nemtsov’s family members.
On March 17, parliament will meet for the first time since the murder of Boris Nemtsov. The last session was held on the day of the murder, February 27.
Boris Nemtsov, a former deputy prime minister, former member of the Duma and the Federation Council, and prominent critic of Vladimir Putin, was shot to death on February 27 in the center of Moscow. Five suspects are currently in custody, all of whom have claimed innocence. The Federation Council, the upper chamber of parliament in Russia, held a moment of silence in memory of Nemtsov on March 4.