Fury at secret murder trial of journalist Anna Politkovskaya
A judge has ordered the murder trial of the investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya to be held in secret after ruling that hearings should take place in public. Supporters of the journalist accused the Government of a cover-up after Judge Yevgeny Zubov reversed his decision to hold the trial in open court. He said that jurors had refused to enter the courtroom with reporters present, citing fears for their safety. Ms Politkovskaya, 48, was a relentless critic of the Kremlin. Prosecutors had demanded a closed trial because one of four defendants is a former officer with the Federal Security Service
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