A suspect in the killing of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov is said to be a devout Muslim who was shocked by the defence of the Charlie Hebdo cartoons by the dead man.
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has said that Zaur Dadayev, one of the five suspects detained over the killing of Nemtsov was a 'deep believer' and was not happy by Mr Nemstov's supporting the magazine.
It comes as Russian investigators say they are now looking into the possibility that Islamist militants shot dead the former Russian deputy prime minister, over his defense of the cartoons, which appeared in the French satirical magazine.
However, Ilya Yashin, who co-founded the opposition movement Solidarnost has now dismissed the theory, saying it was 'politically motivated'.
He said: 'The official version of the inquiry is more than absurd. In my opinion it is the result of a political order from the Kremlin.
He also added how Mr Nemtsov had 'never negatively spoken about Islam' and had merely criticised the Islamist extremists who gunned down 12 people at the offices of Charlie Hebdo in Paris in January.
Mr Yashin's comments come after Chechen leader Mr Kadyrov wrote on his Instagram account: 'All who know Zaur (Dadayev) confirm that he is a deep believer and also that he, like all Muslim, was shocked by the activities of Charlie and comments in support of printing the cartoons.'
He also confirmed that Dadayev had also been a member of the police in Chechnya and had been decorated for bravery.
Mr Kadyrov is considered by many as one of Russian president Vladimir Putin's most loyal henchmen in the Caucasus region.
He was installed by Putin as leader of Chechnya and has spoke of his support for Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine.
Mr Nemtsov, 55, was shot four times in the back while walking along a bridge in full view of the Kremlin with his model girlfriend Anna Duritskaya, 23.
The suspect, Zaur Dadayev
Boris Nemtsov
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