12 January 2007, 22:30
PACE is not going to investigate Politkovskaya's murder yet
Mr. Rene Van der Linden, Chairman of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), sees no reason now to start an international investigation into the murder of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya.
Mr. Chairman has noted that during his recent visit to Moscow he had a meeting with "Novaya Gazeta" journalists, the "Prime-TASS" reports.
"In the opinion of the journalists of the edition, the official investigation of Politkovskaya's murder is being held thoroughly, but they are thinking of what could be done, if the outcomes prove to be unsatisfactory. I have promised that in this case the Council of Europe will render assistance in a new investigation," he said. According to Mr. Van der Linden, the PACE will hold a soon debate on the situation with media employees in many countries.
