Russian TV Chief Is Shot Dead in Dagestan Region, RIA Says

[villager]

Source: Bloomberg

Russian TV Chief Is Shot Dead in Dagestan Region, RIA Says

By William Mauldin

The chairman of a Dagestan television station was killed in the Russian regional capital of Makhachkala in a crime that may be connected with his work, RIA Novosti reported.

Gadzhi Abashilov, 58, the chairman of the television channel Dagestan, was shot at least 20 times yesterday with an automatic rifle, the state-run news agency reported, citing unidentified law enforcement officials. His driver was also injured in the attack.

The murder is being investigated on the federal level by the office of Russian Prosecutor General Yuri Chaika, RIA Novosti reported.

The slaying of Abashilov occurred on the same day that Ilyas Shurpayev, 32, a journalist with the national TV network Channel One, was found murdered in Moscow.

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[ShockediSay]

1. One more blatant chilling effect on

free speech, Russian style

[krkaufman]

2. Not sure which is worse... being a journalist in Russia... or in Iraq. n/t

[dysfunctional press]

3. or being shot in the dagestan region...? that can really hurt.

too soon? :shrug:

[krkaufman]

4. Yeah, I've been sitting here at the computer for too long ...

... and my dagestan's really starting to ache.