State Duma treats request for investigation into Boris Nemtsov's murder as informal

The appeal made by MP Dmitry Gudkov with a request to initiate a parliamentary investigation into the murder of Boris Nemtsov cannot be considered an official request, since signatures of 90 MPs were not collected. This was stated by the Duma Committee on Constitutional Law and State Construction. The MP himself intends to address members of the faction of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF) for help in collecting signatures.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that today, MP Dmitry Gudkov has reported on the refusal of the parliamentary investigation into the murder of Boris Nemtsov. Meanwhile, Dmitry Gudkov has explained that to submit the question of carrying out the parliamentary investigation to the State Duma House, he should collect 90 signatures of MPs of the State Duma.

According to the administration of the appropriate State Duma Committee on Constitutional Law and State Construction, 90 signatures of MPs are to be collected in accordance with the Law "On Parliamentary Investigation". After that, the question is to be put to the voting at the House, and in case if at least 226 pros are gained, a parliamentary commission will be created.

Dmitry Gudkov states that the creation of a parliamentary commission to investigate the murder of Boris Nemtsov "would allow the society and the opposition" to ask investigators relevant questions and "to get access to the case materials."

The MP has emphasized that he intends to ensure the discussion of creation of the parliamentary commission at a meeting of the State Duma.

Full text of the article is available on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’.