Rewritten from the AyPee article and translated Russian sources. And if you read the headline, apparently conviction of a murder makes you an ex-Russian.
The Russian former colonel convicted of killing a female suspected Chechen sniper was shot to death in Moscow Friday night, according to several English and Russian language news sources.
Reports say the shooter shot Yuri Budanov at close range with a suppressed/silenced Makarov 9mm pistol hitting him four times in the head. Budanov had just emerged from a notary's office when he was shot. The partially torched Mitsubishi getaway car and weapon used in the shooting were later found.
Aah, just a typical Moscow mugging. Nothing to see here, move along...
Budanov earned his notoriety when he was charged with kidnapping rape, abuse of a prisoner and murder following a 2000 interrogation he conducted of Heda Kungayeva, 18. The rape and torture charges were dropped for lack of evidence.
Budanov was released after serving eight of his nine year sentence in 2009. He was also stripped of his rank and his decorations as punishment. |