20 Jun 2012 16:12

Politkovskaya murder suspect quizzed in Klebnikov murder probe

MOSCOW. June 20 (Interfax) - Former Russian police officer Dmitry Pavlyuchenkov, accused of organizing the assassination of Russian investigative reporter Anna Politkovskaya, has been questioned as part of an investigation into the murder of Paul Klebnikov, editor in chief of the Russian version of Forbes magazine, Pavlyuchenkov's lawyer said.

"He has been interrogated, he gave a detailed account of all he knew," Karen Nersesyan told Interfax. Nersesyan declined to elaborate, explaining that details of the probe must be kept secret.