Russia: Suspects in Anna Politkovskaya murder found innocent
All three suspects were Chechens - former policeman Sergey Kadzhikurbanov, Djabrail Machmudov and Ibrahim Machmudov.
Anna Politkovskaya, renowned for her acid criticism against president Putin's regime, was shot to death in her building's elevator, the same day Putin celebrated his birthday.
In spring 2005, Politkovskaya had published Putin's Russia, a book that received the best reviews abroad, accusing Putin of restraining civil freedom and being unable to separate from his KGB past.