Anna Duritskaya, witness to killing of opposition politician Boris Nemtsov, her boyfriend of two-and-half years reportedly fled to Ukraine for fear that she will be incriminated with his death. What really transpired the night that Anna Duritskaya witness murder of Nemtsov?
In the report published by CNN, the 23-year-old Ukrainian model told CNN that she was out with Nemtsov for dinner on Friday night when the shooting incident happened.
As Nemtsov disagreed to ride a taxi, the two walked along a bridge in Central Moscow where Anna Duritskaya witness the fatal assassination of his boyfriend, Nemtsov. She said that Nemtsov fell on the ground instantly so she called the police before calling her mother while crying and terrified.
"She was crying and she was saying Boris had been killed and he's lying next to me," Inna Duritskaya, mother of Anna said. "She was in such shock she couldn't say anything else. Just, "Mum, Boris is killed, and he's lying next to me."
After Friday night that Nemtsov had been shot, Anna Duritskaya was in constant communication with the Russian Investigative Committee before she fled to Ukraine.
According to the International Business Times, Duritskaya had an interview with Russian independent channel Dozhd TV where she stated that she was under continuous police monitoring. Anna Duritskaya, witness to the incident of the slain politician expressed her fears and eagerness to go back home.
She relayed that she wanted to go back home and see her mother.
However, she was guarded and the authorities do not allow her to go anywhere without them. In her detailed statement she made it clear that she has no clue why the investigative team was keeping her in the location. But the Russian Investigative Committee assured her that it was for her safety.
Although Anna Duritskaya witness the shooting, she told to Dozhd TV that she didn't see the gunman as the shooting happened so fast. She didn't recognize the plate number or the brand of the car. All she saw was a light-colored car driving away from them.
In an interview with Daily Mail, Anna Duritskaya, witness' mother Inna Duritskaya told that the investigative team once called her to reassure her that they're keeping Anna as the main witness and not as suspect so she should not worry.
Who was responsible for Nemtsov's death, who was a very strong critic to the governance of Putin?
Inna Duritskaya added her daughter Anna Duritskaya, witness the murder but it seems Putin is trying to link Nemtsov's death to Ukraine conflict. With question in her mind, she said that she feared they wanted to frame her up for the shooting.
As the shooting becomes a controversial happening in Russia today, many have questioned the incident like why any security camera has not captured the incident. The location where the slain politician was gun down was very near to the Presidential Palace, one of the safest places in the area, EURO News reports.
The opposition feared that Nemtsov's death will take time and is justice could be really served for the murdered politician.
Anna Duritskaya, witness to Nemtsov's death has returned home in Ukraine. Although she had given every detail to the Russian investigative committee, she still fears for her life until the perpetuators remain at large.