Authorities in Russia have made 5 arrests... in the ongoing probe into who killed Boris Nemtsov -- an outspoken Kremlin critic.<br />All 5 are said to be of Chechen origin... two of those suspects have been charged by a Moscow court.<br />Connie Kim reports. <br />A Moscow court has charged two men accused of plotting to kill Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, an outspoken Kremlin critic.<br />Zaur Dadayev, a former police officer who fought Islamic insurgents, admitted he was involved in the killing, while the second suspect, Anzor Gubashev, pleaded innocent.<br />Russian state television showed the men's arrival in court, wearing handcuffs and covering their faces.<br />Three other suspects have been jailed.<br />All five men are of Chechen origin, which could potentially be a sensitive issue in Russia, as many Russians view Chechens as violent extremists. <br />A sixth suspect reportedly blew himself up with a grenade in a standoff with police in the Chechen capital of Grozny.<br /><br />Nemtsov was assassinated in late February, days before he was set to address a major anti-government rally.<br />He was also to publish a report on the Russian military's involvement in the war in Ukraine, despite Moscow's denial that it has supplied separatists with troops and weapons.<br /><br />The biggest question now is who ordered Nemtsov's assassination.<br />Some of his supporters have gone so far as to say the Russian government was behind the killing.<br />Russian officials deny that, and President Vladimir Putin has condemned the killing and pledged to do everything to find and prosecute the killers.<br />Nemtsov's shooting is the most high-profile killing of an opposition figure since Putin came to power in 2000.<br />Connie Kim, Arirang News.
